14 June 2024 - Bringing gene therapies and obesity drugs to the masses will require financial innovation too, says Steven Pearson.

In recent years biotechnology and pharmaceutical science have produced quantum leaps that both offer great opportunity and pose great risk. Gene therapies for rare conditions and obesity drugs for larger segments of society could transform health for the better. But for that to happen, policy makers and the companies behind these new treatments need to adapt quickly to the daunting cost challenges associated with them.

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