Susan Desmond-Hellmann has a unique set of experiences. Until
February, she was the CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,
where part of her job was thinking up new ways to battle infectious
disease. Before that, she was the chancellor of the University of
California, San Francisco.
In the 2000s, she was one of the most prominent people in the pharmaceutical industry, running drug development at Genentech during its time as one of the most closely watched biotechnology companies.
That made her a perfect person to speak to about the risks posed by the novel coronavirus that causes Covid-19. STAT caught up with her earlier this week. The transcript - clkick on the link below - has been lightly edited for length and clarity.
Read more at: Susan Hellmann: The coronavirus is scary. Here’s why you should not panic
In the 2000s, she was one of the most prominent people in the pharmaceutical industry, running drug development at Genentech during its time as one of the most closely watched biotechnology companies.
That made her a perfect person to speak to about the risks posed by the novel coronavirus that causes Covid-19. STAT caught up with her earlier this week. The transcript - clkick on the link below - has been lightly edited for length and clarity.
Read more at: Susan Hellmann: The coronavirus is scary. Here’s why you should not panic
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