What Jacob Trefethen thinks about design
Head of global health R&D at Open Philanthropy, where he directs funding for vaccines, drugs and diagnostics aimed at diseases that get little commercial attention. He writes at blog.jacobtrefethen.com and co-hosts the Hard Drugs podcast with Saloni Dattani.
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1 dated position, 2025, in their own words. Our reading of what Jacob Trefethen has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Their wordsThe design of the initial molecules to test is pretty magic-feeling, and is happening already – but the arrival of new drugs prescribed by your doctor will not be magical and sudden.
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