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Saloni
@scientificdiscovery.dev

The tools to develop new drugs and vaccines have improved enormously, so why haven't we cured all diseases yet? Medical innovation isn't just about the science - it's about the funding, incentives and institutions, and most importantly, on people who choose to solve problems.

Saloni@scientificdiscovery.dev

It's finally here! I gave a TED talk in April in Vancouver, and it was released online today. You can watch it here: ted.com/talks/saloni... I've also adapted it into an article, which was published last week: worksinprogress.co/issue/future...

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Mike
@mtannenbaum.bsky.social

Sincere question from a non-scientist. Is it merely funding and institutional structures? It seems like drug interactions - particularly biologics - with the human body still surprise even after improving predictability in the lab.

Glen
@glensmore.bsky.social

"Medical innovation isn't just about the science - it's about the funding, incentives and institutions, and most importantly, on people who choose to solve problems." The things you mentioned _are_, thus, part of science.

Saloni
@scientificdiscovery.dev

My leading theories at the moment are either that the view counter is broken or my parents, aunts and uncles have each been frantically refreshing the page thousands of times