THINKING OF STARTING YOUR OWN BUSINESS?
Starting out can often feel overwhelming, but with the right mindset and preparations you can set yourself up for success. Here’s a handy checklist to guide you through the early...
Mitacs: From Academia to Innovation
For many students and post-doctoral fellows, the leap from the lab to the world beyond academia can feel uncertain. How do you take your research skills and apply them to...
Biotech success story: Where collaboration meets competition
When we observe the previous winners of the Nobel Prize, it becomes immediately apparent that open collaboration, and a drive to improve humanity’s fight against disease are important factors of...
Spinning Out: Highlighting companies that bridge the translation gap from academic discovery to biotechnology innovation
The field of biotechnology, or more commonly known as “biotech”, implements the use of living organisms to develop applications intended for improving human welfare. Medical biotech companies pursue or license...
CAR-T Therapy: When medical breakthroughs bear steep price tags
In 2010, five-year-old Emily Whitehead was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), a type of cancer that affects white blood cells. After years of intense chemotherapy, bone marrow transplants, and...
The high cost of being one-in-a-million: Pharmaceutical industry makes billions from therapies to treat rare diseases
A patient living with a rare disease – defined as one that affects 1 in every 2,000 people 1– may understandably feel isolated. The number of patients that share their...
Juan Mauricio Umaña: The path from a Master’s degree to Principal Research Associate at BlueRock Therapeutics
Today we’re joined by Juan Mauricio Umaña, a Master’s Immunology Program and Mallevaey lab alumnus. Juan has worked at BlueRock Therapeutics for over six years, first beginning as an Associate...
The Life Cycle of a Biotech Startup
Have you ever wondered how a discovery in the lab becomes a real-world therapeutic? We all know it takes a lot more than a genius idea to build a successful...
Letter from the Chair, Dr. Jennifer Gommerman – Volume 13 Issue 3, 2025
This newest IMMpress Magazine issue, "From Bench to Business", focuses on scientificentrepreneurship, recent discoveries, and job opportunities within our field. This was a verycomprehensive issue that should be required reading...
Letter from the Editors – Volume 13 Issue 3, 2025
Will I be able to get a job in the future? This is a question that every grad student asks themselves as they move closer to the date ofgraduation. In...