How will the future unfold? What is the impact of technology on business & society? As technology reorders the world in which live, who will be the winners and who will be the losers? Join Azeem Azhar, curator of the Exponential View newsletter, in deep conversation with the world's leading thinkers and practitioners exploring these and other important questions. The views expressed on this podcast are those of its hosts, guests, and callers, and not those of Harvard Business Review.
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episode 32: Engineering Biology: The Next Frontier
The increasing capabilities of computing have changed biology from a realm dominated by scientific discovery to one that intersects with engineering and innovation. Vijay Pande, a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, joins Azeem Azhar to discuss the emergence of this novel industry at the interface of technology and biology.
They also discuss:
- The most promising technologies to combat Covid-19 that are being tested.
- Why next-gen biotech companies look increasingly like tech startups.
- Why our long-term health depends on regulators and society engaging with this tech.
Further reading:
- “The Next Trillion Dollar Market” (Exponential View podcast, 2020)
- “Drug Discovery in the Age of Coronavirus” (Vijay Pande, 2020)
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