Convergence Forum 2013: Radical life extension, the future of healthcare, Bob Langer & more [Audio]
Speakers came from MIT, BiogenIdec, Johnson & Johnson, and Bristol-Myers Squibb. Jeff Walsh represented Bluebird Bio, a Cambridge company focused on gene therapy that had filed for an IPO a few days earlier, and Deborah Dunsire, CEO of Millennium Pharmaceuticals, had recently resigned from her job at the Japanese-owned developer of cancer drugs.
Daphne Zohar of PureTech Ventures, Benjamin Heywood of PatientsLikeMe, and Katherine Bowdish of Sanofi.
Radio producer Rachel Gotbaum and David Ewing Duncan, author of "When I'm 164: The New Science of Radical Life Extension."
Michael Gilman of BiogenIdec and Arthur Tzianabos of Shire HGT.
Audio recordings of several sessions are below. Click "Play," or click the session title for more info.
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About Scott Kirsner Scott Kirsner was part of the team that launched Boston.com in 1995, and has been writing a column for the Globe since 2000. His work has also appeared in Wired, Fast Company, The New York Times, BusinessWeek, Newsweek, and Variety. Scott is also the author of the books "Fans, Friends & Followers" and "Inventing the Movies," was the editor of "The Convergence Guide: Life Sciences in New England," and was a contributor to "The Good City: Writers Explore 21st Century Boston." Scott also helps organize several local events on entrepreneurship, including the Nantucket Conference and Future Forward. Here's some background on how Scott decides what to cover, and how to pitch him a story idea.
Events
June 24: Web Innovators Group
An evening of demos, plus two presentations from mobile execs Micah Adler of Fiksu and Wayne Chang of Twitter Boston.
June 25: TEDxBoston
The oldest and biggest of the locally-organized TED events is back, at the Seaport World Trade Center. Tickets are free, but tough to get. Also streams on the web and airs on WBUR.
July 16: Tech, Drugs & Rock and Roll
Barbecue, live music, and a spotlight on new technologies and science coming out of Boston University.
