Biotechnology: is the use of living systems and organisms to develop or make products, or "any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use" (UN Convention on Biological Diversity, Art. 2). Depending on the tools and applications, it often overlaps with the (related) fields of bioengineering, biomedical engineering, biomanufacturing, molecular engineering, etc.
Recent evidence indicates that the immunoglobulin (IG) gene loci reside within the most complex and variable regions of the human genome, characterized by elevated levels of single nucleotide...
Point-of-care testing (POCT) is diagnostic testing at the time and place of patient care in a physician’s office, an ambulance, a mobile clinic, at home or in hospital. Rapid POC testi...
“Emerging infections” are those that appear suddenly or are rapidly increasing in incidence or geographic range (e.g., HIV/AIDS, Ebola, SARS, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome [MER...
The Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa in 2014-2016 was the largest of its kind in history. This was the first outbreak that involved a randomized clinical trial for therapeutics, a...
To reduce the global burden diseases causes by infectious disease, including parasites and bacteria, scientists need better information about mechanisms of virulence, immune evasion, and drug...
Despite over 60+ years of research, the etiology of bacterial vaginosis (BV), the most common vaginal infection, remains controversial. Epidemiological data strongly suggest that BV is acquir...
DATE: April 2nd, 2019TIME: 10:00AM PDTFor laboratories that operate within a quality management system, compliance with global standards such as ISO 9001, ISO 13485, ISO 17025, I...
Cannabis prohibition has been prevalent since the 1930’s and has had a dramatic negative impact on patients, veterans and small business owners. As a small business owner serving patien...
The world is filled with harmful pathogens that increasingly threaten the safety of our cannabis, food and beverages. And yet, testing labs still rely on the Petri dishes scientists invented...
Cannabis continues to be legalized state by state in the USA and in countries around the world. Many people are seeking solutions to either their current medication regimen that is not adequa...
As the cannabis industry continues to grow, it places a higher demand on producers and processing facilities to meet the increasing mandate for clean, refined cannabis-based products. While t...
In 2018 with more and more consumers having access to legal Cannabis the interest in incorporating cannabis in to their lifestyles is becoming more and more prevalent. Len May, founder of End...
Whole food plant-based diets and medical cannabis have shared and continues to share similar levels of scrutiny, doubt, and stigma by the traditional medical community. One reason for the med...
Providing insight into how Congress and Executive agencies have adapted and responded to states legalizing cannabis for medical use. Discussion will include proposed solutions to end the fede...
In this panel discussion, parents of medically compromised children using cannabis discuss their experiences of what led them to start cannabis therapy, what delivery methods they currently u...
The therapeutic applications of medical cannabis and cannabinoid drugs is controversial, however the number of medical conditions in which cannabinoids and cannabis have shown promise as ther...
Analytical variation, most commonly referred to as - varying lab results - can be both inter-lab as well as intra-lab. Lab results permeate virtually all segments of the industry, from B2B pu...
Quantitative methods for residual pesticides and mycotoxins analysis in cannabis should provide reliable coverage and robust methodology for the entire list of analytes to fulfill the state m...
Several clinical and preclinical studies implicate abnormal endocannabinoid functioning and neuroinflammation as possible mechanisms in the pathophysiology of autism. Correcting these abnorma...
The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is a physiological system that occurs within all mammals and is responsible for maintaining homeostasis and keeping the body in a state of wellbeing, helping...
What makes cannabis potency analysis different from other testing done on cannabis? It is the only test for which there is no “pass” or “fail” outcome but rather the r...
Supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) has been studied and optimized for a variety of purposes in the food and nutraceutical industries. However, optimization data related to the use of SFE fo...
The vast majority of US states and other countries require quality control testing of cannabis and cannabis processed products prior to release for distribution. The purpose of product...
Recent evidence indicates that the immunoglobulin (IG) gene loci reside within the most complex and variable regions of the human genome, characterized by elevated levels of single nucleotide...
Point-of-care testing (POCT) is diagnostic testing at the time and place of patient care in a physician’s office, an ambulance, a mobile clinic, at home or in hospital. Rapid POC testi...
“Emerging infections” are those that appear suddenly or are rapidly increasing in incidence or geographic range (e.g., HIV/AIDS, Ebola, SARS, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome [MER...
The Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa in 2014-2016 was the largest of its kind in history. This was the first outbreak that involved a randomized clinical trial for therapeutics, a...
To reduce the global burden diseases causes by infectious disease, including parasites and bacteria, scientists need better information about mechanisms of virulence, immune evasion, and drug...
Despite over 60+ years of research, the etiology of bacterial vaginosis (BV), the most common vaginal infection, remains controversial. Epidemiological data strongly suggest that BV is acquir...
DATE: April 2nd, 2019TIME: 10:00AM PDTFor laboratories that operate within a quality management system, compliance with global standards such as ISO 9001, ISO 13485, ISO 17025, I...
Cannabis prohibition has been prevalent since the 1930’s and has had a dramatic negative impact on patients, veterans and small business owners. As a small business owner serving patien...
The world is filled with harmful pathogens that increasingly threaten the safety of our cannabis, food and beverages. And yet, testing labs still rely on the Petri dishes scientists invented...
Cannabis continues to be legalized state by state in the USA and in countries around the world. Many people are seeking solutions to either their current medication regimen that is not adequa...
As the cannabis industry continues to grow, it places a higher demand on producers and processing facilities to meet the increasing mandate for clean, refined cannabis-based products. While t...
In 2018 with more and more consumers having access to legal Cannabis the interest in incorporating cannabis in to their lifestyles is becoming more and more prevalent. Len May, founder of End...
Whole food plant-based diets and medical cannabis have shared and continues to share similar levels of scrutiny, doubt, and stigma by the traditional medical community. One reason for the med...
Providing insight into how Congress and Executive agencies have adapted and responded to states legalizing cannabis for medical use. Discussion will include proposed solutions to end the fede...
In this panel discussion, parents of medically compromised children using cannabis discuss their experiences of what led them to start cannabis therapy, what delivery methods they currently u...
The therapeutic applications of medical cannabis and cannabinoid drugs is controversial, however the number of medical conditions in which cannabinoids and cannabis have shown promise as ther...
Analytical variation, most commonly referred to as - varying lab results - can be both inter-lab as well as intra-lab. Lab results permeate virtually all segments of the industry, from B2B pu...
Quantitative methods for residual pesticides and mycotoxins analysis in cannabis should provide reliable coverage and robust methodology for the entire list of analytes to fulfill the state m...
Several clinical and preclinical studies implicate abnormal endocannabinoid functioning and neuroinflammation as possible mechanisms in the pathophysiology of autism. Correcting these abnorma...
The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is a physiological system that occurs within all mammals and is responsible for maintaining homeostasis and keeping the body in a state of wellbeing, helping...
What makes cannabis potency analysis different from other testing done on cannabis? It is the only test for which there is no “pass” or “fail” outcome but rather the r...
Supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) has been studied and optimized for a variety of purposes in the food and nutraceutical industries. However, optimization data related to the use of SFE fo...
The vast majority of US states and other countries require quality control testing of cannabis and cannabis processed products prior to release for distribution. The purpose of product...
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