Elias Zerhouni personifies the American dream. He arrived in the U.S. from Algeria as a young man with a couple of hundred dollars in his pocket. Talent, ambition and hard work propelled him into a successful academic career. In 2002, he was nominated and confirmed as NIH director, and later he served in senior positions in the biopharma industry. That trajectory “would be almost impossible” today, he told BioCentury Washington Editor Steve Usdin on The BioCentury Show. Anti-immigration polic...
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Elias Zerhouni personifies the American dream. He arrived in the U.S. from Algeria as a young man with a couple of hundred dollars in his pocket. Talent, ambition and hard work propelled him into a successful academic career. In 2002, he was nominated and confirmed as NIH director, and later he served in senior positions in the biopharma industry. That trajectory “would be almost impossible” today, he told BioCentury Washington Editor Steve Usdin on The BioCentury Show. Anti-immigration polic...
Ep. 82 – Act Now or Fall Behind: Michelle Rozo on Biotech’s National Security Stakes
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7 months ago
Ep. 82 – Act Now or Fall Behind: Michelle Rozo on Biotech’s National Security Stakes
The U.S. will cede its preeminence in biotechnology to China within three years unless the government acts urgently, an independent commission chartered by Congress warns. “Our window to act is closing,” the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology said in a newly released report. “We need a two-track strategy: make America innovate faster, and slow China down.” BioCentury Washington Editor Steve Usdin discusses the report's recommendations and warnings with the commission’s vic...
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Elias Zerhouni personifies the American dream. He arrived in the U.S. from Algeria as a young man with a couple of hundred dollars in his pocket. Talent, ambition and hard work propelled him into a successful academic career. In 2002, he was nominated and confirmed as NIH director, and later he served in senior positions in the biopharma industry. That trajectory “would be almost impossible” today, he told BioCentury Washington Editor Steve Usdin on The BioCentury Show. Anti-immigration polic...
