Type Semiannual Magazine Staff writers ~30 Ceased publication 2013 | Format Print and Electronic Founded September, 2007 | |
Owner(s) BioSynergy Magazine Inc. | ||
BioSynergy Magazine was a biannually published biotechnology magazine targeted at executives and scientists at the BIO International Convention. Created by students at the University of Toronto, during its lifetime it was the only student-run biotechnology magazine in the world.
History
BioSynergy Magazine was created under the auspices of the Delta Biotech Society at the University of Toronto. The founders originally intended the organization to inform and inspire undergraduate students in business and the biomedical sciences, but later discovered a much broader audience receptive to their ideas outside of the university and across North America.
The magazine was initially one platform within a broader initiative in Toronto founded at the same time known as the Delta Biotech Society. A seminars series was the other platform at the beginning. The final platform, mock case-study sessions focusing on biotech companies emerged from the unique training regiment the founders developed for BioSynergy’s editorial team.
Issue #1 of BioSynergy (The Biotech Odyssey) was launched in September 2007, focusing on the linkages between entrepreneurial scientists, investors and clinicians in the biotech industry. One thousand print copies were distributed at the University of Toronto.
By 2008, BioSynergy Magazine had expanded to multiple campus chapters throughout Canada. However, executive leadership in Toronto failed to coalesce and no issue was published in that year or thereafter. As of July 2013, the magazine is defunct with no plans for revival.