Third-year psychobiology student Misty Aldrin said she started Catalyst – a quarterly science newsletter – with two of her friends to guide undergraduate STEM students through industry and academia.

Students, industry leaders and government officials gathered at UCLA’s California NanoSystems Institute to learn about the future of biotechnology on Nov. 8.
Biotech Connection Los Angeles – a volunteer-based organization run by students and industry professionals – themed its 11th annual biotechnology summit around the year 2030, bringing together academics, industry leaders and government officials to discuss the next five years of the biotechnology industry, according to its press release.