AURP BIO Health Caucus
June 4-5, 2023
The Westin Seaport District in Boston
AURP in Boston facilitated a Deep Dive into Building Communities of Biotech Innovation! Before the 2023 BIO International Conference in Boston, the AURP Bio Health Caucus focused on building research space supporting communities of bio innovations. Developers, A/E firms, researchers, economic development reps, VC firms, and bio innovation district managers were in attendance.
AURP’s BioHealth Caucus examined topics including:
- Economic impact of the biotech industry in the U.S.
- New biotech hubs growing in VA, NC, OK, MO, and NH
- Building the biotechnician workforce
- Bio innovation impact from the federal multi-billion-dollar CHIPS + Science Act
- Significance of the Bayh-Dole Act and life science IP to keep the U.S. competitive
- Bio manufacturing in space
- Award winning life science incubators, accelerators, and labs
- Importance of the business press covering the biotechnology community
- NIH funding for small business bio hubs
- Emerging role of quantum computing in drug discovery
- Special presentations from state bio infrastructure in MA and MD
- Plus, an optional tour of Harvard’s Science and Engineering building and Harvard Allston Enterprise Research Park
