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Ep. 53 - Bob Nelsen on AI, China and the IRA
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In a wide-ranging conversation with BioCentury, Bob Nelsen, co-founder and managing director of Arch Venture Partners, said he is excited by the potential for AI to “create a language of biology,” is cautious about investing in China given increasing geopolitical tensions, and is convinced that the U.S. healthcare system could do a far better job of delivering on the promise of rapidly progressing science.
Nelsen, who has helped finance and create more than 150 companies, including 47 that have reached valuations exceeding $1 billion, discussed his conviction that focusing on creating transformational medicines, rather than looking for short-term gains, is a key to success in the life sciences.
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00:00 - Intro
02:00 - The Promise of AI
08:37 - The Inflation Reduction Act
15:50 - China
26:04 - Building Companies Around Big challenges