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Johns Creek Named First “BioReady Community” in Georgia
As the life sciences sector in Georgia continues to grow at a rapid pace, the need for bioready sites grows. As just the second state in the country to formally adopt such a program, the BioReady Community program will allow Georgia’s municipalities to showcase biotech-zoned science parks, streamline permitting, build a robust infrastructure, and identify…
Read MoreDr. Ted W. Love: How to reframe the narrative about biotech – and put patients first
November 2, 2023 / Source BIO News Remarks from Dr. Ted W. Love, Chairman of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) and former President and CEO of Global Blood Therapeutics, as prepared for delivery Georgia Bio’s Life Sciences Summit on November 1, 2023: Almost ten years ago, when our college-aged daughter Alex lived at home, I had a…
Read MoreDriven by Industry Demand, Georgia Bio Reemerges, Rededicates
A New Start Founded in 1989, Georgia Bio has been the entity around which the bioscience and medtech industry in the state, including academia, connects and advocates for its needs. Though recently latent in the visual presence to which stakeholders are accustomed, Georgia Bio has maintained, if not increased, its advocacy for the life science…
Read MoreFDA OKs Sanguina’s at-home test for anemia
People with anemia can now monitor levels of their hemoglobin with a simple test taken in the comfort of their homes. AnemoCheck Home, made by GRA-backed startup Sanguina, this month became the first at-home hemoglobin test kit to receive clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Available only by prescription, the test involves a…
Read MoreUGA scientists pursue new options for biofuel
High cost and inefficiency are huge obstacles to biofuels becoming more commonplace. But GRA Eminent Scholars and their colleagues at the University of Georgia are finding novel ways to overcome aspects of those obstacles. An online feature published in October offers a look at these efforts (and provides a good overview of biofuel’s viability as an…
Read MoreGT Scholar helps develop process to reduce natural resources needed in fuel production
Turning crude oil into fuel and other products requires a distillation process that uses enormous amounts of energy and water. But a Georgia Tech research team that includes GRA Eminent Scholar Rampi Ramprasad may well revolutionize that process: They’ve formulated a new kind of polymer membrane to separate desirable compounds from undesirable ones at the…
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