Daniel Bednarik is a biopharmaceutical researcher from Germantown, Maryland. He works for Intrexon, which is a synthetic biology company that looks to improve key areas that affect our day-to-day living. These areas they focus their research on include medicine, agriculture, fine chemicals, manufacturing and energy production. This presentation talks about the field of translational medicine, which is not as well-known as other areas of study. This presentation discusses how far biopharmaceutical research has come in recent years and what it can contribute to the future of health and medicine.