Status, Trends, and Challenges in Global Bioentrepreneurship

Moira A. Gunn is perhaps best known as the host of the podcast BioTech Nation, a regular segment of Tech Nation, which airs weekly. In the biotech space, Dr. Gunn has interviewed over 1,000 biotech CEOs, global industry leaders, and research scientists, maintaining a strong audience in bioclusters worldwide. Professor Gunn is also the Founder and Director of Bioentrepreneurship (BioE) at the University of San Francisco, California, USA. For her work bringing biotech and tech to mainstream audiences, she was awarded the US National Science Board’s Public Service Award to the Individual for “Increasing the Public Understanding of Science and Engineering.

Arthur A. Boni is the John R. Thorne Distinguished Career Professor of Entrepreneurship Emeritus at the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania, USA. Dr Boni’s professional career spans both private sector and academic leadership positions. He is the author/co-author of over 130 peer reviewed publications. He served as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Commercial Biotechnology. Dr Boni is also a co-founder of the BIO Entrepreneurship Bootcamp.

Stephen M. Sammut simultaneously pursues academic and private sector careers. He is currently Operating Partner and Chair of the Advisory Board of Alta Semper Capital, and a former partner of biotechnology venture capital funds. Academically, he is a Senior Fellow of Health Care Management and Adjunct Associate Professor of Management at The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, USA, where he has taught for over 30 years. Together with Dr. Art Boni, he is co-creator of the Biotechnology Entrepreneurship Boot Camps. Dr Sammut’s doctorate is from Temple University, Pennsylvania, USA in organizational behavior, with an emphasis on innovation management.