Shaping the Future of Healthcare

As the world saw the coronavirus vaccines get developed and administered within a year of the first confirmed case, many may be wondering how the healthcare sector at large was able to achieve such an incredible feat. Are we seeing this level of innovation in other areas of healthcare today? And will it be sustainable going forward? On this episode of Disruptive Forces, Anu Rajakumar speaks with Jeffrey Ferrell and Jeremy Lack, partners at Athyrium Capital Management, a specialized healthcare asset manager, to share more insight on the vaccines’ speed to market, the various innovation trends happening in healthcare today, and what they anticipate we will continue to see going forward.

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