#  Xconomy Forum: What's Hot in Boston Biotech 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **April 8, 2015** 

 01:30PM - 06:30PM EDT 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **Broad Institute, Auditorium, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA**  



 

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Life sciences innovation is moving fast these days, and perhaps nowhere is this more evident than in Boston. Local companies, researchers, and entrepreneurs are pursuing some of the boldest ideas in the field—T-cell therapy, gene therapy, RNA interference, and microbiome analysis, among others. What's more, they're seeing real results, in human trials, that indicate these approaches might soon change the way a number of diseases are treated. But a whole host of hurdles still have to be cleared. How can we avoid the pitfalls of the past, and turn these innovative visions into a reality? What’s it going to take to get new types of treatments approved? And how will we pay for them? Join Xconomy as they bring together a group of Boston biotech’s top innovators, entrepreneurs, investors, and leaders as they explore the brightest spots on the life sciences horizon.

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 Members of the Wyss Institute Community may submit discount code "WYSS" to reduce the registration fee to $125.

## Spotlight

Wyss Institute Platform Leader and Core Faculty member Jim Collins and Visiting Scholar Noubar Afeyan will join this event as plenary speakers. [View complete list of speakers.](http://www.eventbrite.com/e/xconomy-forum-whats-hot-in-boston-biotech-tickets-15424878226)

### Speaker:

- Jim Collins, Ph.D.
- Platform leader and Core Faculty member, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University
- Henri Termeer Professor of Medical Engineering & Science
- Professor, Department of Biological Engineering
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology

[](http://wyss.harvard.edu/fileasset/events/2015/Noubar%20Afeyan.png)### Speaker:

- Noubar Afeyan, Ph.D.
- Visiting Scholar, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University
- Founder, Managing Partner and CEO, Flagship Ventures



 

 



 

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