As Medical Affairs professionals, many of us have moved from first careers in academia or healthcare. What did your colleagues say when you told them you were transitioning to pharma? Did they say you were going to the "dark side"? In this episode, we speak with Robert Atkinson, President of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation and author of the recently published book, Technology Fears and Scapegoats: 40 Myths About Privacy, Jobs, AI, and Today’s Innovation Economy. And we explore the origins of negative opinions of the pharmaceutical industry, and whether a for-profit model can support both innovation and the society's best interests.
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