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Flagship Pioneering Founder and CEO & Moderna Co-founder Dr. Noubar Afeyan | Spotlight | Code 2022
Join Flagship Pioneering Founder & CEO Dr. Noubar Afeyan, Moderna Co-founder, in discussing mRNA vaccines, generative biology, and technology's role in biology and medicine, highlighting revolution and democratization.
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Key focus areas in the conference talk include:
- Flagship Pioneering founder and CEO Dr. Noubar Afeyan shares insights on the development and impact of mRNA vaccines during the pandemic.
- The concept of generative biology and its potential to revolutionize the industry.
- The role of technology, specifically algorithms, in biology and medicine.
- Importance of sharing knowledge and uncertainty in the face of scientific discoveries.
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Some key takeaways from the talk include:
- The idea that biological problems can be turned into digital problems and solved through computational engineering.
- The potential for generative biology to democratize access to biologic medicines.
- Expectations for increased impact and development in the biotech industry.
- The importance of acknowledging uncertainty and limited knowledge in scientific discoveries.
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Some notable quotes from the speaker include:
- “In fact, as many of you know, in the earliest days of AI, neural networks were completely inspired and modeled after actual neural networks.”
- “There’s plenty of different companies that are going after these new emerging targets. So I’m not worried about that.”
- “What if we flip the script? What if instead of algorithms telling us how biology works, biology could tell algorithms how they should work?”