Contrary to popular belief, the last rule of BioCamp isn’t: If this is your first BioCamp, you have to present. We recognize that not everybody wants to get up in front of a crowd of people and start talking. That said, the format of BioCamp doesn’t work unless a non-trivial fraction of attendees volunteer to [...]
BioCamp Houston is now just one month away! BioCamp is based on the BarCamp concept that has taken off in popularity among the IT crowd. It’s an “unconference.” There are no agendas or invited speakers. If you want to present something, you simply volunteer the morning of the conference by choosing a time and a [...]
BioCamp Houston is coming up in April. BioCamp is based on the BarCamp concept that has taken off in popularity among the IT crowd. It’s an “unconference.” There are no agendas or invited speakers. If you want to present something, you simply volunteer the morning of the conference by choosing a time and a room. We [...]
BioHouston is sponsoring a boot camp for anyone interesting in learning how to start a life sciences company. The event is on November 5, the day before BioHouston’s annual Texas Life Science Conference. The agenda for the BioBoot Camp is: 12:00pm‐ 12:15pm Welcome and Update on Houston’s Life Science Industry 12:15pm‐ 1:00pm The Scientist’s Role [...]
There’s a disappointing editorial in the Houston Chronicle today by Dr. Jay Stein, former Executive Vice President at Baylor College of Medicine, calling for the University of Houston to be made into a tier one university. While I agree with the premise, I was disappointed because I expect any article subtitled “Here’s How” to outline [...]
Unfortunately for BioHouston, they hosted their annual luncheon the day before Hurricane Ike blew into town. Attendance was clearly down, so I wanted to highlight some of the positive metrics they reported on the life sciences industry in Houston: 17 new life science companies were started in Houston during 2007. That’s a 13% increase over [...]