6 days agoPhage Therapy To Defeat Superbugs Is Taking OffThe patient was a healthy 30-year-old woman who had survived a nightmarish terrorist attack. Shrapnel in her leg left her vulnerable to infection with one of the world’s most drug-resistant bacteria, rendering antibiotics useless. …7 min read7 min read
Sep 4Novel Approaches To Treat Parkinson’s Disease May Signal A Turning PointIn late 2018, Japanese neurosurgeons at Kyoto University Hospital implanted reprogrammed stem cells into the brain of a patient with Parkinson’s disease for the first time, a then ground-breaking moment for researchers in the field. Merely administering the treatment was no small feat. Surgeons were required to drill two small…7 min read7 min read
Aug 15The Critical Fix We Need To Rebuild Our Broken Antibiotic PipelineRecently, a Ukrainian soldier in his 50s suffered terrible burns in a vehicle fire. After he was transported to a U.S. military hospital in Germany with infected wounds, his doctors tried to find him an effective antibiotic. …8 min read8 min read
Jul 2610 New Foods Coming To Our Plates In The Next 10 YearsIn an intimate cocktail bar in downtown San Francisco owned by celebrity chef Dominique Crenn on July 1, a select group of consumers became the first Americans to receive a taste of the future. The meal itself was a simple one — chicken fried in a tempura batter, served with…8 min read8 min read
Jul 11Farms Of The Future Will Grow Food While Restoring The Environment: Here’s How3.5 billion people. That’s how many of us are alive today thanks to an innovation many people have probably never heard of: the Haber-Bosch process. Invented back in the early twentieth century, the chemists Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch figured out how to cheaply turn atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia, a…8 min read8 min read
Jun 5Cell Therapy Is Poised To Break Through, If We Solve These Hurdles NowThirteen years ago, the first patients were treated in a landmark trial that is now recognized as one of the biggest breakthroughs in cancer treatment. …6 min read6 min read
Apr 13Interview with Werner Baumann — CEO of Bayer AG and responsible Board of Management member for Leaps by Bayer since January 20202022 marks the 7th year of Leaps by Bayer, with over €1.5B invested into 54 portfolio companies to date. Why has Leaps become an integral part of Bayer’s innovation strategy? Leaps is like a speedboat attached to an ocean liner. The big boat can travel far and wide, but it…4 min read4 min read
Mar 28Planting the seeds of a greener futureSpring is arriving in the Northern hemisphere, and with it comes new opportunities to plant the seeds of a greener, more sustainable future. At the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit in San Francisco, I was inspired to hear about innovative technologies and approaches that can move us towards a future with…4 min read4 min read
Mar 2How can AI improve human health?We’re only two months into 2023, but already, one of the big stories of the year is shaping up to be the coming-of-age of AI. Last year, tools like DALL-E showed off how AI could generate complex and dazzling images. …5 min read5 min read
Jan 23Looking Back on 2022: A Year of Milestones Amid Challenging TimesAs we embark on a new year, I am grateful for a year of scientific progress in challenging global economic times. Last year at this time, the COVID-19 pandemic exploded with the unexpected arrival of the Omicron variant. Even as the incredible breakthrough of mRNA vaccines have helped society reach…5 min read5 min read