Brian Higgins: “Biomedical research can accelerate discoveries to alleviate human suffering due to illness if we allow it. The speed…”

“Biomedical research can accelerate discoveries to alleviate human suffering due to illness if we allow it. The speed with which the COVID-19 vaccines were developed using groundbreaking messenger RNA technology is one of the most important biomedical advancements in 100 years. By establishing the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, otherwise known as ARPA-H, we can harness those lessons for new discoveries in many other diseases. The potential for lifesaving treatments for devastating conditions like ALS, diabetes, Alzheimer's, and cancer is right in front of us. For millions of Americans suffering and the people who love them, this can't come soon enough. ____________________”