Biotechnology in the time of COVID-19 : commentaries from the front line / edited by Jeremy M. Levin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Levin, Jeremy M., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biotechnology--Research.

Biotechnology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (204 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : RosettaBooks, [2020]

Summary:

47 leaders from across the biotechnology industry tell their stories of battling the global scourge of COVID-19. Pandemics have killed at least a half billion people over the past two millennia. But in the age of biotechnology, humanity is no longer defenseless.The biotechnology industry is a diverse community of scientists, doctors, patients, entrepreneurs, investors, bankers, analysts and reporters, all committed to treating and curing disease. Over the past forty years, it has produced medical advances at an electrifying rate. As the COVID-19 pandemic emerged, hundreds of companies quickly pivoted to combating the virus. The contributors to this book offer inside views of this seminal industry, with historical and personal perspectives, lessons learned, and looks into the future. Diverse as these leaders are, they are united by their conviction that science and medicine will light humanity's way to greater health and longevity.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

From the Editor

Acknowledgments

Introduction: A Foreseeable Crisis, an Unnecessary Catastrophe, and a Remarkable Response / Jeremy M. Levin

Historical Perspectives

Making Drugs at the Edge of Reason / Vicki L. Sato

What the Response to the AIDS Epidemic Can Teach Us / Stelios Papadopoulos

It's the Science, Stupid / Samuel Waksal

Benefits of Scale: How Biopharma Shows Up in a Crisis /Bill Sibold

Q&amp

A with a Biotech Pioneer / Frederick Frank

Biotech to the Rescue, Again! / Brook Byers

Science in the Service of Humanity / Sol Barer

Personal Perspectives

A Pandemic, a Reset, a Funeral, and a Chance to Heal the World / Michelle McMurry-Heath

Leadership, Science, and the Desire to Do Good / Andy Plump

India's Time of Reckoning / Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

Connecting Theory, Data, and Policy for a Common Cause / Karen Bernstein

Love in the Time of Corona / Ron Cohen

From Different Parts of the World, We Can Fight COVID-19 / Samantha Du

What I Learned from Having COVID-19 / Cedric François

The View from Inside Companies

A Defining Moment / George Scangos

Pfizer and the Race for Vaccines and Treatments / John Young

Climbing a New Mountain: Reflections on Creating a Potential Vaccine Against COVID-19 / Stéphane Bancel

Fighting the War against RNA Viruses: Report from the Trenches / Jean-Pierre Sommadossi

Beyond the Cul-de-Sac / John V. Oyler

Unpopular Decisions and Lame-Ass Followers / Paul Hastings

COVID-19, Cancer and CAR T: Cancer Doesn't Stop During a Pandemic-So We Can't Either / Christi Shaw

Science and Innovation Are the Answers / John Maraganore

Together / Rachel King

Adapting and Innovating Through COVID-19 / Richard Pops

Leading Through Unprecedented Times with Resilience and Clarity of Purpose / Deborah Dunsire.

Broad Lessons

Bioethics and the Need for Ethical Leadership During the COVID-19 Pandemic / Kenneth I. Moch

Coronavirus and People of Color: The Magnification of Health Disparities and What We Must Do Now / Quita Highsmith

An Urgent Call to Action from the Rare Disease Community / Luke Rosen

Agricultural Biotechnology: Ensuring Our Food Supply / Sylvia Wulf

Building Global Food System Resiliency through Innovation and Collaboration / Philip Miller

The Pandemic from the Front Seat of an AI Company / Alex Zhavoronkov and Evelyne Bischof

Leadership

Leading with Values through COVID-19 and Beyond / Jeffrey M. Solomon

Faster, Better, and Cheaper? The Pandemic Conundrum / Julie Louise Gerberding

A Chance for the Pharmaceutical Industry to Reconnect? / Jeff Berkowitz

Will COVID-19 Transform the Political Landscape? / James Greenwood

Investor Perspectives

A Powerful Yet Vulnerable Interconnected, Interdependent Whole / Nina Kjellson

Biotech's Resilience: An Early-Stage VC's Perspective / Bruce Booth

Showing Up Together When It Matters / Alexander Karnal

Perspectives of a Biotech Investor / Mark Lampert

What Biotech Investors Need from Federal Agencies in the COVID Crisis / Geoff Porges

Looking to the Future

The Biotech Social Contract through the COVID Lens / Peter Kolchinsky

Why 'Normal' Will Be Different from Now On / Yaron Werber

A Hopeful Letter from the Future / Jeff Kindler

Rethink How We Do Things: Create and Share Knowledge to Win Back the Future / Otello Stampacchia

Music and Meaning / Paul Sekhri

Rewriting the Rules of Healthcare: Adapting and Innovating through COVID-19 / Wainwright Fishburn

Biotechnology AFTER COVID-19 / Steven H. Holtzman.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780795352980

0795352980