BIO(tech)

On the heels of ASCO, another staple industry confab kicks off: BIO begins this week in Philadelphia. One notable change? Digital health companies are increasingly taking center stage, STAT’s Kate Sheridan writes, underscoring just how serious biopharma takes tech.

Meanwhile, an annual controversial biotech bash is scheduled yet again. The infamous “Party at BIO Not Associated with BIO,” or PABNAB, which last year drew ire for featuring topless dancers with company logos painted on their bodies, has a “Gladiators and Goddesses” theme this year. Nothing debasing could happen at a glorified toga party… right?