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This dairy farmer figured out how to power your BMW with cow manure

For devising a way to convert methane from cows into electric power, Albert Straus is one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business for 2020

How University of Vermont’s Stacey Sigmon is using technology to fight opioid addiction

For devising new and effective ways to wean patients off opioids, Stacey Sigmon is one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business for 2020

How Erica Esrick and David A. Williams are using gene therapy to fight sickle cell disease

For developing a successful way to reengineer patients’ blood stem cells, Erica Esrick and David A. Williams are among Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business for 2020

Meet the woman who’s making your can of tuna safer for everyone

For making Chicken of the Sea parent Thai Union a more humane and sustainable company, environmental engineer Darian McBain is one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business for 2020.

Gene-editing patents have increased tenfold in just four years. Here’s what the technology could cure

CRISPR gene-editing trials have taken off—and may hold the key to medical breakthroughs.

This company created the first-ever FDA-approved treatment for postpartum depression

Sage Therapeutics is taking a different approach to mood disorders, starting with one that affects more than 400,000 new mothers.

This new treatment helps 90% of cystic fibrosis patients breathe better

Vertex’s Trikafta was the second-fastest FDA approval in history, and could help some 27,000 patients.

This revolutionary vaccine could eradicate the deadly Ebola virus

Merck’s Ervebo reduces fatalities by at least 88% in people exposed to the virus.

How one Italian scientist spent 10 years establishing an oasis on Mars

Here’s how Mayor Jeff Lehman got a struggling Rust Belt city to thrive

This former pharmaceutical exec figured out a brand-new way to finance treatments for global diseases. And he’s already doing it

Meet the three women giving brands like HBO and Etsy a tactile appeal

This pharma exec is using AI differently–and spotting effective treatments others miss

Modern Fertility’s $159 at-home test is revolutionizing fertility medicine

Foundation Medicine’s genetic tests match cancer patients to the best treatments

New, life-saving AI can help doctors find deadly tumors much, much faster

This company is the first to bring Nobel-prize-winning RNAi treatments to consumers

This $2,000 ultrasound scanner makes medical imaging affordable and portable

The Butterfly iQ runs on an iPhone app, and can transmit images over cellular networks to connect doctors to patients in remote areas.

How Canopy Growth became the Jolly Green Giant of cannabis

With recreational use now legal across Canada, an $11 billion marijuana company called Canopy Growth–the country’s top player–is suddenly getting personal with millions of new customers. If only retail were an easy business to cultivate.