salon 6.14.13
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1) crowdfunding (but transitioning to subscription model)
2) venture philanthropy
3) patronage
How do we fund independent scientists whoaren’t named Darwin?
Targetophilia
Academia-Pharma Complex
by Naz Dana
an evolutionary approach
rare diseaseresearch
@experrinment
by Perrin Ireland
Personalizedmodel organisms
Patient-derived cells
One-stop shop for
rare disease drug discovery
• How much has decades of basic research on model organisms “de-risked” drug discovery, i.e., low-hanging fruit?
• What kind of hybrid business models and partnerships can be used to scale up rare disease drug discovery to all 7,000 diseases?
• Can patronage compete with venture capital and government grants?
A rare disease moon shot
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