Seminar on the emergence of biotechnology platforms during COVID-19

The emergence of biotech platforms during COVID-19

A lesson in modern biology, product development and manufacturing

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the development and manufacturing of vaccines at an unprecedented rate. This has been made possible by the emergence of biotechnology platforms such as mRNA and viral vectors. This seminar will introduce the technical aspects of these platforms, the modern biology behind their evolution, and how they impact the development and manufacturing of smart products in this important field.

Vijay Srinivasan's biography

Vijay Srinivasan is a Senior Advisor at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Engineering Laboratory, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA. He joined NIST in 2009, after spending 26 years at IBM Research, where he was also an assistant professor at Columbia University, New York. Mr. Srinivasan has published numerous articles and is a member of AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) and ASME (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers).