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BioSynergy Magazine
Type Semiannual Magazine
Format Print and Electronic
Owner BioSynergy Magazine Inc.
Editor [[]]
Staff writers 1
Founded September, 2007
Headquarters Toronto, Canada
Circulation approximately 30
ISSN 1918-0276
Official website BioSynergyOnline.com

BioSynergy Magazine was a biannually published biotechnology magazine targeted at executives and scientists at the BIO International Convention.[1] It is the only student-run biotechnology magazine in the world, and was created by students at the University of Toronto.].

History

BioSynergy Magazine was created under the auspices of the Delta Biotech Society at the University of Toronto. The founders originally intended the organization to inform and inspire undergraduate students in business and the biomedical sciences, but later discovered a much broader audience receptive to their ideas outside of the university and across North America.[2]

The magazine was initially one platform within a broader initiative in Toronto founded at the same time known as the Delta Biotech Society. A seminars series was the other platform at the beginning. The final platform, mock case-study sessions focusing on biotech companies emerged from the unique training regiment the founders developed for BioSynergy’s editorial team.

Issue #1 of BioSynergy (The Biotech Odyssey) was launched in September 2007, focusing on the linkages between entrepreneurial scientists, investors and clinicians in the biotech industry. One thousand print copies were distributed at the University of Toronto.

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BioSynergy Magazine is a biannually published non-profit biotechnology magazine targeted at executives and scientists at the BIO International Convention.<ref>BioSynergy</ref> Created in collaboration between students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University and the University of Toronto in 2007, BioSynergy aims to catalyze the birth of biotech's next pioneers by conveying its compelling story. The magazine hopes to kindle and rekindle passion for biotechnology by focusing on its core ideas of entrepreneurship, risk-taking and long-term vision. It is the first magazine of its kind, and the only student-run biotechnology magazine in the world. It is supported by the Biotechnology Industry Organization, which represents 1300 biotechnology companies worldwide, and Nature Biotechnology, the leading academic journal (as measured by impact factor) in the area.

History


BioSynergy Magazine was founded by two students at the University of Toronto who strongly felt that research should have a purpose and relevance to society - that ivory towers have an obligation to translate basic research and serve society. Given the lack of role models at the University of Toronto, they hoped to encourage more students in the life sciences to consider careers aside from traditional medicine. The magazine has since expanded to ten partner biotechnology campuses that gather and collect editorial content.

The first issue ( The Biotech Odyssey) was launched in September 2007 at the University of Toronto and emphasized the linkages between entrepreneurial scientists, investors and clinicians that makes biotechnology possible. It features contributions from Daniella Vasella (CEO of Novartis), Andrew Marshall (Editor in Chief of Nature Biotechnology) and Hugh Grant (CEO of Monsanto).

The second issue ( Our Biological Renaissance) launched at BIO2008 in San Diego emphasized the emergence of biology as a quantiative discipline as reflected in the increasing participation of physical scientists and engineers. It features contributions from James Watson (1962 Nobel Prize Winner and co-discoverer of the double helix), Phillip Sharp (1992 Nobel Prize Winner) and William Brody (President of Johns Hopkins University).


Praise



"A most enjoyable read!" - Tom Perkins, Lead Investor and Co-Founder of KPCB

"I am very impressed." - Art Levinson, CEO of Genentech

"A tour de force." - The Scientist









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