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In her final report in a three-part series, writer Anita Harris reports on digital innovations aimed at improving behavioral and population health through new models for insurance and state systems. She also discusses roadblocks to change.
“Convergence science has advanced across many fronts, from nanotechnology to regenerative tissue,” says Nobel Laureate Phil Sharp of MIT. “But the funding allocated for convergence research in biomedical science is small and needs to be expanded. In fact, there is no federal agency with the responsibility to fund convergence in biomedical research.”
New Cambridge Observer’s Anita Harris enjoyed the venue –global clean tech meetup at Boston Seaport Hotel –and the menu. But the lentil burgers…not so much.