羅傑．史坦: 用新的大膽方法為藥物研究融資

用新的大膽方法為藥物研究融資

信不信由你，有足足 20 年的可能救人一命的藥物正囤積在實驗室裡，而且從未被試驗过。為什麼呢？因為它們找不到資金；財務風險太高了。羅傑．史坦從事金融業，而他深思過如何降低風險。他和他在麻省理工學院的同事們想出了一個有潛力的財務模型來讓數百種藥物進入試驗階段。（影片攝於TED@SateStreet)

Hundreds of potentially life-saving drugs are stalled in labs because the financial risk of testing them is too high. By viewing drug development as a portfolio of financial assets and pooling investments, a diversified fund could spread risk, attract new capital, and push more drugs into clinical trials. With over $100 trillion invested in fixed-income securities globally, the resources exist to fund this approach. Harnessing collective investment power could save millions of lives once lost to hesitant funding.