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At the edge of innovation, government initiatives like the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) are pursuing moonshots, venture capitalists are looking for impact and profits in the health space, and dedicated researchers are confronting diseases such as cancer in novel ways. All are eager to accelerate high-value, scalable breakthroughs that fill treatment gaps and could finally solve longstanding, wicked problems. As they stretch to achieve payoffs, these players are reimagining what is possible, respecting the importance of long-term thinking, and learning from setbacks.
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