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7 days ago
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Renowned Author and Anthropologist Wade Davis Named Distinguished Fellow of the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation
Wade Davis Wade Davis - Keynote Speaker Wade Davis - Keynote Speaker Durham, N.C., June 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation is honored to announce that Wade Davis, acclaimed author, photographer, filmmaker, anthropologist, and ethnographer has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the Foundation. This recognition reflects the powerfully inspiring way that Davis embodies the heart of E.O. Wilson's hopes and legacy. 'Wade Davis exemplifies the kind of bold thinking, field-based research, and poetic storytelling that inspires people to see the deep connections between nature and humanity and be moved to care for our planet,' said Paula J. Ehrlich, President & CEO of the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation. 'We are honored to welcome him as a Distinguished Fellow.' A celebrated voice for environment and cultural preservation, Davis is a Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia. His career has spanned every continent, including over three years living among 15 Indigenous groups in the Amazon and Andes while collecting more than 6,000 plant specimens. A National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence from 2000 to 2013, Davis was named one of the NGS's Explorers for the Millennium. His acclaimed books — including One River, The Wayfinders, Into the Silence, and Magdalena — and documentary films have captivated audiences worldwide. He has written over 375 articles, authored 23 books, and delivered over 200 university lectures and five TED Talks with more than 8 million views. Davis's lifetime of achievement has been recognized by numerous international awards and honors, including the Order of Canada, the Explorers Medal, and 12 honorary degrees. His body of work profoundly echoes E.O. Wilson's call for a deeper understanding of the world's ecosystems and the urgent need to conserve them. As a Distinguished Fellow, Davis will collaborate with the Foundation to help carry forward E.O. Wilson's passionate voice for our planet. About The E.O. Wilson Biodiversity FoundationThe E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation's mission is to reimagine the way we care for our planet. The Foundation's major initiative, the Half-Earth Project, is working to inspire informed collective action to save the biosphere. Building on the legacy of scientist, naturalist, and visionary E.O. Wilson and leading with science, we work to advance biodiversity conservation and support the communities shaping a more hopeful future—one species, one place, one action at a time. Visit to learn more. Attachments Wade Davis Wade Davis - Keynote Speaker Wade Davis - Keynote Speaker CONTACT: Niquole Esters Vice President, Strategic Engagement E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation Phone: (510) 631-7571 Email: nesters@
Cision Canada
07-05-2025
- Business
- Cision Canada
Benchling and Moderna Collaborate on AI-Driven Research
SAN FRANCISCO and BOSTON, May 7, 2025 /CNW/ -- Benchling, the R&D platform powering the biotech industry, today announced an expanded collaboration with Moderna. What began with Benchling supporting Moderna's technical development teams — such as analytical development, technical operations, process development, and formulations — has grown into a broader rollout across the company's research organization. The expansion will bring hundreds of Moderna's scientists onto a unified, AI-ready research and development digital platform built to accelerate discovery and innovation. "Moderna was built on the belief that technology and science together drive breakthroughs in medicine," said Wade Davis, Senior Vice President, Digital at Moderna. "AI is creating extraordinary opportunities in science, but realizing its full potential requires entirely new ways of working. Benchling is tackling these industry-wide challenges head-on. Through this collaboration, our scientists have access to a strong foundation for AI and our computational scientists and engineers are empowered to do truly cutting-edge work." A new standard for digital transformation in biotech Moderna and Benchling are focused on three priorities with this digital transformation: consolidating systems to create a seamless experience for scientists, automating scientific workflows, and standardizing data into consistent, AI-ready formats. "R&D teams are under constant pressure to move faster and work more efficiently. AI and automation can unlock new levels of productivity, but only with the right infrastructure," said Sajith Wickramasekara, CEO and co-founder of Benchling. "Moderna and Benchling are showing what the future of R&D looks like—fully digital, deeply integrated and built for intelligence and scale." Innovating the infrastructure for AI in biotech Moderna's research and technical development teams required a flexible system that could scale with their pipeline. Benchling's digital platform addresses these needs by balancing agility with out-of-the box scientific workflows. Moderna's digital teams use Benchling's developer platform to build and deploy custom workflows, automate template generation, and integrate proprietary machine learning models. This shift reduces setup time for new workflows and enables high-throughput processing of experimental data—allowing digital teams to focus on innovation instead of maintaining systems. As Benchling rolls out across the research organization, scientists can design experiments, track samples, and analyze results within a single system, eliminating the friction of disconnected tools. The platform also addresses a long-standing industry challenge: integrating both structured and unstructured data across diverse research environments, laying the groundwork for AI-driven analysis across therapeutic areas. Through this collaboration, the two companies are redefining how modern biotech research is done, setting a new standard for the digital infrastructure behind AI-driven R&D.
