Events

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As efforts to distribute COVID-19 vaccines intensify throughout the United States and across the globe, how can we ensure that equity and access are prioritized? This panel seeks to address the challenges and opportunities of equitable public health strategies around COVID-19 vaccine distribution.

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The Harvard Global Health Institute and the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights will host an intimate discussion on the U.S./Mexico border, challenging capacity at U.S. Customs and Border Protection facilities and placing newfound pressure on the Biden Administration to act promptly. As children await in overcrowded jail-like centers and COVID-19 remains an imminent threat to the health of migrants, concerns about who will continue to suffer at the border, and for how long, require urgent consideration. This conversation will examine the public health crisis at the U.S./Mexico border and xpert panelists will critically evaluate current challenges and address necessary steps for establishing humane border policies.

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Hosted by the HBS Association of Southern California, this event will discuss one of the hottest topics in medical imaging today. When it comes to understanding AI in medical imaging and its potential future, one needs to appreciate the fear, hype, reality, and challenges of this technology. This webinar will explain why even some of the world experts are wrong in their opinion of AI in radiology, examine why there is such hype in AI, discuss the hype versus reality, and explore the challenges of AI in medicine, some of which are unique to healthcare.

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Hosted by the Harvard/ MIT Biotech Group, Ideation 2021 is an annual event that connects early-stage startup teams to other skilled entrepreneurial students and professionals. Do you have a scientific idea you want to turn into a business? Are you looking for the right team members, mentors, or resources to form a biotech startup? They are currently recruiting teams to pitch at this year's Ideation. Apply to pitch by April 5th. This year's event will be held virtually on May 13th.

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Hosted by the Harvard Biotech Club, Dr. Thomas Burke, Chief of Global Innovation Lab at MGH and founder of Vayu Global Health Foundation, who brings an enormous wealth of experience from his stint in the US Army, will discuss his entrepreneurship endeavors and his academic accomplishments as an associate professor at Harvard Medical School.

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HBS Professor Amitabh Chandra and Katrine Bosley, Chairman of the Board at Arrakis Therapeutics, will discuss the latest trends in biotechnology, innovations in therapeutics, and the importance, opportunities and challenges related to making an impact in rare diseases. This hour-long discussion will also include a Q&A for participants to engage with our speakers. This event is sponsored in collaboration with the HBS Healthcare Alumni Association.

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The 2021 Annual Bioethics Conference will take place June 9-11 and will explore the potential of biotechnology to drive and shape the future of clinical care and research. The practice of medicine over the course of the last fifty years has changed dramatically. Novel technological developments will continue to generate new discoveries, therapies, and patient outcomes. Recent advances in intertwined areas, such as stem cell-based bioengineering, organoid technology, low-cost personal genome sequencing, machine learning, and human genome editing have the potential to create more effective, personalized medical treatments. But as we progress toward this biotechnologically-driven medical future, we must consider how ethical values can shape these advancements and vice versa. This online conference will examine how ethics interacts with biotechnology in medicine, and consider multiple approaches to how we might ensure that biotechnology continues to evolve ethically and for the benefit of all.

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HBS Professor Regina Herzlinger and Stefan Vilsmeier, CEO of Brainlab, will discuss innovation in MedTech as well as trends and the future of the industry. This hour-long discussion will also include a Q&A for participants to engage with our speakers. This event is sponsored in collaboration with the HBS Healthcare Alumni Association.

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On this webinar, commercial leaders from Bristol-Myers Squibb, Blueprint Medicines, Global Blood Therapeutics, Ironwood Pharmaceuticals and Brand Institute will share their brand building expertise and their outlook on the future of pharmaceutical and life sciences branding. Attend and get a behind-the-scenes look at how leading biopharma companies develop their product names and brand identities with the goal of capturing and maintaining mindshare in a competitive marketplace.