The inventor's dilemma

2024-12-24 09:07:28 source: category:Stocks

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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