The Daniel I. C. Wang Lecture, previously the Frontiers of Biotechnology Lectureship, was established in 1999 through a generous donation from Dr. Noubar Afeyan to acknowledge the enabling technologies and developments that have sustained the growth of biotechnology and life sciences. Some of these include bioprocess engineering (upstream and downstream processes), bioanalytical developments, advanced and new instruments, novel delivery concepts, biomedical devices, rational drug design, computational methods, bioinformatics, and information technology. It is the intent of this Lectureship to recognize and honor achievements on the “frontiers of biotechnology” and the distinguished scientists and engineers responsible for them. The lecture was renamed in 2014 to honor Institute Professor Daniel I.C. Wang, a pioneer and leader in the field of biochemical and biological engineering.