Roger Stein: A bold new way to fund drug research

The video discusses the personal impact of cancer and the challenges in drug development due to high costs and risks. It introduces a financial engineering approach to fund drug trials by treating them as financial assets. The proposed solution involves creating a large fund to support multiple drug trials, reducing risk through diversification. The initiative has gained traction through research, community involvement, and a conference, aiming to motivate investment from capital markets to save lives.

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