Journal Club: Synthetic Germs, Our Newest Weapon for Fighting Cancer

by Willem Mulder and Lauren Richardson

• bio + health
• a16z Journal Club
• therapeutics

What is a Bio Platform For?

by Judy Savitskaya and Jorge Conde

• bio + health
• full stack startups
• go to market
• Company Building 101
• healthcare
• platform shifts
• the bio platforms playbook
• therapeutics
• when science becomes engineering

Platform-Disease Fit: Why You Need It and How to Find It

by Andy Tran and Jorge Conde

• bio + health
• building a bio company
• Company Building 101
• the bio platforms playbook
• therapeutics

Bio Breakthroughs of 2020, as Heard on Journal Club

by Lauren Richardson and a16z editorial

• bio + health
• a16z Journal Club
• coronavirus & the COVID-19 pandemic
• end of year roundups
• gene editing including CRISPR
• neuroscience
• synthetic biology
• therapeutics
• trends 2020
• when science becomes engineering