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Experience BLISS

The Bio-Leadership Summit brings together leaders from science, technology, government, industry, philanthropy, and civil society to elevate biotechnology as a strategic domain. BLISS is designed to help leaders see what is now possible, understand what is at stake, and build the relationships needed to act soon enough to matter. BLISS will take place in even years, with the next BLISS planned for April 2028. Stay tuned for more details.

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Bio Leadership Summit

On April 14, 2026, Bio-Strategies & Leadership at the Hoover Institution convened leaders at Stanford University for the inaugural Bio Leadership Summit, a one-day event designed to elevate biotechnology culturally and politically, and to speak frankly regarding what biotech leadership looks like across the most important domains of strategic impact.

Apr 14, 2026
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Hoover Institution Launches Bio-Leadership Summit (BLISS) At Stanford University
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Hoover Institution Launches Bio-Leadership Summit (BLISS) At Stanford University

The Hoover Institution’s Bio-Strategies and Leadership (BSL) Initiative convened more than 350 leaders from academia, government, nonprofits, and industry at Stanford University on April 14, 2026, for the inaugural Bio-Leadership Summit (BLISS).

Apr 30, 2026
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Inaugural Bio-Leadership Summit looks to a biotic future
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Inaugural Bio-Leadership Summit looks to a biotic future

The Hoover Institution’s Bio-Strategies and Leadership Initiative gathered over 350 leaders to discuss the expanding role of biotechnology in health, security, and the economy.

Oct 3, 2026
Experience C-LAB

The Congressional Leadership Accelerator for Biotechnology brings a bipartisan, bicameral group of mid- to senior-level legislative leaders to Stanford for two intensive days with the scientists, founders, and policymakers shaping the future of biology. C-LAB is designed to give congressional staff the working knowledge to engage biotechnology and biosecurity issues with confidence while there is still time to shape outcomes. Stay tuned for details on the next cohort.

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Bio-Strategies & Leadership Congressional Leadership Accelerator For Biotechnology

The Hoover Institution's Bio-Strategies and Leadership Congressional Leadership Accelerator for Biotechnology (C-LAB) is an intensive two-day program that brings together experts in biotechnology and biosecurity from industry, academia, and government to explore key issues in emerging biotechnologies.

Feb 17, 2026
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Bio-Strategies and Leadership Holds Inaugural Congressional Fellowship Program on Biotechnology Strategy
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Bio-Strategies and Leadership Holds Inaugural Congressional Fellowship Program on Biotechnology Strategy

Drew Endy, a Hoover science fellow and senior fellow and Martin Family University Fellow in Undergraduate Education (Bioengineering) at Stanford University, convened nearly two dozen Hoover and Stanford experts, policymakers, and business leaders earlier this month—including Sec. Condoleezza Rice—to speak with Congressional staff on biotechnology issues.

Oct 18, 2024
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Hoover Bio-Strategies and Leadership Hosts Second “Bio Boot Camp” for US Congressional Staff
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Hoover Bio-Strategies and Leadership Hosts Second “Bio Boot Camp” for US Congressional Staff

Twenty mid- to senior-level congressional staff from both parties, both chambers of Congress, and relevant committees attended two days of intensive biotechnology discussions at Stanford University. 

Mar 4, 2026
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