Noubar Afeyan

Noubar Afeyan, Co-founder and CEO of Flagship Pioneering and a key figure behind Moderna, shares his insights on fostering scientific breakthroughs. He discusses the challenges of navigating regulatory terrain and the urgency of innovation in healthcare. Noubar explores the vital role of AI in medicine and reflects on lessons learned from pandemic responses. He introduces his innovative concept of polyintelligence, emphasizing collaboration between human, nature, and machine intelligence for future discoveries.

Noubar Afeyan is the co-founder of Moderna and the founder of Flagship Pioneering. His problem: How do you turn the chaotic hero's journey of entrepreneurship into a repeatable, systematic process? Noubar created Flagship Pioneering to solve the problems he saw with entrepreneurship. Flagship's mission: To create new companies in a systematic, repeatable way. On today's show, Noubar explains how that system led to the creation of Moderna, a company that developed a COVID vaccine and saved millions of lives. If you’d like to keep up with the most recent news from this and other Pushkin podcasts, be sure to subscribe to our email list. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Noubar Afeyan, co-founder and chairman of Moderna and founder of Flagship Pioneering, shares his journey in biotechnology. He discusses the ten-year timeline and risks of developing life-saving treatments and reflects on how Moderna quickly created a COVID-19 vaccine amidst a global crisis. Afeyan recounts his family's escape from Lebanon and how that shaped his entrepreneurial spirit. He emphasizes the importance of innovation and mentorship in biotech, highlighting Moderna's groundbreaking use of mRNA technology and the creation of multiple startups under Flagship Pioneering.

Noubar Afeyan, cofounder of Moderna Therapeutics and CEO of Flagship Pioneering, shares insights into the innovative processes that led to the Covid-19 vaccine. He discusses the concept of 'emergent discovery,' emphasizing the importance of working back from future ideals and fostering unconventional ideas. Afeyan highlights how cultivating a supportive culture can transform daring thoughts into groundbreaking innovations. He also explores the integration of mRNA technology and AI, showcasing their potential to reshape various industries.

Noubar Afeyan, Co-Founder of Moderna & CEO of Flagship Pioneering, discusses growing up in war-torn Lebanon, the purpose behind his work in developing healthcare innovations, the challenges of developing mRNA technology, philanthropy and supporting refugees, the concept of making leaps of faith, and the influence of family and belief systems on success.