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Event Series Beer & Biotech

RBTC’s Beer & Biotech January 2025

Big Lick Brewing Co. 409 Salem Ave SW, Roanoke, VA, United States

What’s Next for the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC and Health Sciences at Virginia Tech? Erin Burcham, President of VERGE and Executive Director of the Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council, will moderate a question-and-answer session with Dr. Mike Friedlander, Executive Director of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC and Virginia Tech’s Vice President of Health […]

Event Series Beer & Biotech

Beer & Biotech with Dr. Bryan Hsu

Big Lick Brewing Co. 409 Salem Ave SW, Roanoke, VA, United States

Commercial Applications of Reprogramming Gut Bacteria for Improved Health The gut microbiome is a powerhouse of microbial metabolism, converting our unused dietary materials into usable and biological products. How can we leverage this for therapeutic value? We have developed a strategy to reprogram gut bacteria to produce and release the proteins of our choice. With mouse […]

Beer & Biotech

Big Lick Brewing Co. 409 Salem Ave SW, Roanoke, VA, United States

Beer and Biotech: Empo Health: Remote Patient Monitoring for Diabetic Foot Care Diabetic foot ulcers affect one-quarter of diabetic patients in their lifetime, leading to over 100 K amputations/yr and $40 B/yr in healthcare costs in the US alone. In this talk, Anuj will describe how Empo Health is designing an innovative imaging bathroom scale […]

RBTC: Special 30yr Anniversary of the Web: “Pub-Panel Event: Tribal Song of the Internet Graybeards”

Big Lick Brewing Co. 409 Salem Ave SW, Roanoke, VA, United States

Special 30yr Anniversary of the Web – “Pub-Panel Event: Tribal Song of the Internet Graybeards” Come join RBTC’s Cyber Security Forum to celebrate the 30-year anniversary of the World Wide Web at the Internet Graybeard Pub-Panel talk!  After the work day on June 27th, plan to sit and enjoy BBQ and beer together at the […]