Although I have lived in the Boston area for more than half my life, I grew up in the Detroit area and still have strong connections to my alma mater—the University of Michigan. I serve on the Board and Leadership Council of the Life Sciences Institute at U-M. In that capacity, I have kept in … Continue reading “Five Ways Michigan Can Become a High Tech and Life Sciences Powerhouse”
Author: David Walt
David R. Walt is the Robinson Professor of Chemistry at Tufts University, and a co-founder, director, and chairman of the scientific advisory board of San Diego-based Illumina. He has been a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor since September 2006. Walt is a Member of the National Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineers, and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Walt has published over 200 papers and is named as an inventor or co-inventor of over 40 patents. He also serves as a board member for Quanterix. Walt holds a B.S. in chemistry from the University of Michigan and received his Ph.D. in chemical biology from SUNY at Stony Brook.
Five Disruptive Biotech Ideas to Watch in the Coming Decade
It was a remarkable decade. There were so many advances in biotech during the first decade of the millennium that it is hard to choose the most important ones so I’d prefer to focus on five transformational biotechnologies coming in the future. 1. Who would have guessed that by the end of the decade, what … Continue reading “Five Disruptive Biotech Ideas to Watch in the Coming Decade”