The Life Code: Changing Lives, Changing Business
Juan Enriquez
Thursday, 06 Feb 2014 at 8:00 pm – Great Hall, Memorial Union
Juan Enriquez is one of the world's leading authorities on the uses and benefits of genomic research and the impact of the life sciences on business, technology, and society. He co-founded Synthetic Genomics, a company developing genomic-driven solutions to address global energy and environmental challenges. Synthetic Genomics was a partner and major funder of the J. Craig Venter Institute's breakthrough creation of the first synthetic bacterial cell. Juan Enriquez is managing director of Excel Venture Management, former director of the Harvard Business School Life Sciences Project, and author of As the Future Catches You: How Genomics & Other Forces are Changing Your Life, Work, Health & Wealth. He has an MBA from Harvard University, and is a member of the Harvard Medical School Genetics Advisory Council.Cosponsored By:
- Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
- Office of the President
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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