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B.Next Breaks Down COVID-19 - Vaccines 101 May 20, 2020

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What goes into the development of vaccines, specifically ones to combat COVID-19? B.Next Drs. Kevin O’Connell and Dylan George are joined by Dr. Luciana Borio to discuss the technology and factors involved in creating safe and effective vaccines. Learn more about the scale and timeline of vaccine manufacturing, the level and duration of protective immunity, different phases of clinical studies, distribution logistics, and more as the team breaks down what it takes to develop a very complex countermeasure. Note, this podcast was recorded on 5/15 before Operation Warp Speed was announced, which you may learn more about at the link below.

Links referenced and other resources: • The race for coronavirus vaccines: a graphical guide • US Begins 'Warp Speed' Vaccine Push as Studies Ramp Up • www.bnext.org

B.Next Breaks Down COVID-19 - A Q&A May 13, 2020

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B.Next Drs. Kevin O’Connell, Dylan George, and Dan Hanfling are back to help break down the COVID-19 outbreak and the role of technology in defeating the pandemic. This week the trio answers listener questions about the antibody test and immunity, recommendations for hospitals, potential seasonality of the virus, vaccines, testing, and more. Learn more about B.Next’s initiatives at www.bnext.org.

B.Next Breaks Down COVID-19 – Visualizing Data Surrounding a Pandemic May 05, 2020

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B.Next’s Drs. Kevin O’Connell and Dylan George are joined by IQT Labs’ visualization expert, Andrea Brennen, to discuss the importance of visualizing data to help better absorb and understand epidemics and pandemics. Hear about the research IQT has done on visualizing uncertainty with their Viziflu project, a collaboration with the CDC to help formulate infectious disease forecasts, and how this work may be used to better analyze the COVID-19 pandemic.

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B.Next Breaks Down COVID-19 with Ginkgo Bioworks Apr 28, 2020

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B.Next’s Dr. Kevin O’Connell is joined by Patrick Boyle, Head of Codebase at Ginkgo Bioworks, the organism company that uses the most advanced technology on the planet—biology—to grow better products. Listen in as the two explore the world of synthetic biology and discuss how Ginkgo is pivoting the use of its platform to aid in COVID-19 response.

B.Next works at the intersection of biotechnology, innovation, and public health. The team is tackling the challenge that we, the world, is facing today.

B.Next Breaks Down COVID-19 – Physical Distancing & Contact Tracing Technologies Apr 13, 2020

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B.Next Drs. Dylan George and Dan Hanfling explore the impact of physical distancing and the contact tracing technologies that can be helpful for COVID-19 response. B.Next works at the intersection of biotechnology, innovation, and public health. The team is tackling the challenge that we, the world, is facing today. Note, this podcast was recorded on 4/9/20.

B.Next Breaks Down COVID-19 – Crisis Standards of Care Mar 31, 2020

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B.Next Drs. Kevin O’Connell, Dylan George, and Dan Hanfling join the podcast to discuss the importance of public health measures, including social distancing, and provide an understanding of the crisis standards of care surrounding COVID-19, the novel coronavirus. B.Next works at the intersection of biotechnology, innovation, and public health. The team is tackling the challenge that we, the world, is facing today. Note, this podcast was recorded on 3/26/20.

B.Next Breaks Down COVID-19 – Epidemiology, Diagnostic Tools, & Testing Mar 24, 2020

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How can we prepare for, and combat, infectious disease outbreaks? B.Next’s Kevin O’Connell and Dylan George join the podcast to discuss the epidemiology, diagnostic tools, and testing surrounding COVID-19, the novel coronavirus. B.Next works at the intersection of biotechnology, innovation, and public health. The team is tackling the challenge that we, the world, is facing today. Note, this podcast was recorded on 3/20/20.

Autonomous Delivery: Beyond the Self-Driving Car Feb 27, 2020

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There’s a lot of talk about self-driving cars, yet autonomy includes far more than cars. There's a great amount of interest and development in autonomous delivery, which offers solutions that transport goods or people either in air, land, or water. This episode covers the autonomous delivery landscape, who is working on it, and what to expect in the coming years.

Spatial Computing in a 3D World Jan 24, 2020

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With geospatial technologies and 3D data collection platforms like LiDAR and photogrammetry becoming more mainstream, the pieces of a larger tech confluence are already in place and starting to augment our daily lives. This episode dives into spatial computing and how 3D data is used to create digital scaffolds of machine and human readable information for autonomous systems, mixed reality platforms, and beyond.

State of affAIrs Jan 21, 2020

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is baked into virtually every modern software application we use. From automatic spam filters in your email account, to recommending movies to watch on Netflix or products to buy from Amazon, AI is pervasive in consumer applications. This episode discusses the rise of AI devices, how far they've come, and what the future might hold for the technology.

This podcast originally aired in May 2019 and some content may be dated.

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