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The inventor's dilemma
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Date:2025-04-14 13:25:21
Innovation is crucial for game-changing advancements in society. Whether it's treatments for serious diseases or developments in AI technology. But a new paper suggests that breakthrough innovations are more likely at smaller, younger companies.
Today we talk to an inventor who left a big pharmaceutical company to start afresh, leading to some incredible treatments for serious diseases.
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