According to Thomson Reuters, nine venture-backed companies went public in the first quarter of 2010, raising more than $936 million dollars, compared to zero in the first quarter of 2009.

From May 4-7, 2010, Xavier University is welcoming more than 200 people from around the world to talk about medical devices at MedCon 2010. Among the people attending and presenting at the conference are representatives from the Federal Drug Administration from Washington and Cincinnati, as well as a number of medical device experts and global regulators.

Yali Friedman, author of Building Biotechnology, founder of DrugPatentWatch, and managing editor of the Journal of Commercial Biotechnology, recently gave a presentation on “educating the next generation of biotechnology managers and founders.”

Via IAmBioTech.org
In a recent interview with IAmBioTech.org, Paul Hanle, president of the Biotech Institute, talks about his organization’s important work with science teachers.
Visit IAmBiotech.org to watch the video interview.