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How TB Alliance’s Mel Spigelman created a promising new anti-tuberculosis drug

For demonstrating how a nonprofit can develop drugs as well as Big Pharma can, Mel Spigelman is one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business for 2020

Fast Company Magazine

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

Fast Company Magazine

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

Fast Company Magazine

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

Fast Company Magazine

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.

Fast Company Magazine

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.

Most Innovative Companies

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.

Most Innovative Companies

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.

Most Innovative Companies

This revolutionary vaccine could eradicate the deadly Ebola virus

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

Fast Company Magazine

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

For discovering an underground lake on Mars, Italian scientist Roberto Orosei is one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business for 2019.

Fast Company Magazine

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

For stimulating the local economy and getting constituents housed and healthy, Mayor Jeff Lehman is one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business.

Fast Company Magazine

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

For finding an innovative way to finance the approval process for treatments for river blindness and other “neglected diseases,” Medicines Development for Global Health founder and managing director Mark Sullivan is one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People of 2019.

Fast Company Magazine

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

For their crafty stop-motion and 2-D commercials, Mighty Oak’s three partners are among Fast Company’s Most Creative People of 2019.

Fast Company Magazine

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

For building a pharma company that uses AI plus tiny snapshots to find treatments that humans would miss, Chris Gibson is one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business.

Fast Company Magazine

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

Their finger-prick technology makes fertility testing quick, cheap, and (almost) painless.

Fast Company Magazine

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

They’ve partnered with 50+ biotech and pharmaceutical companies to guide patients to the most promising trials.

Fast Company Magazine

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

For lung cancer patients, faster detection can more than triple the 5-year survival rate.

Fast Company Magazine

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

The drugs could someday help Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and ALS patients.

Fast Company Magazine

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.

Fast Company Magazine

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.

Impact

These new fragrances will be made from carbon captured from the atmosphere

Impact

This new Ulta Beauty platform sells beauty products in reusable packaging

Impact

Old buildings are inefficient: This prefab kit makes it easy to retrofit them

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Walmart says it will spend an additional $350 billion on American-made products over the next decade

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Study: Eco-friendly car owners are undermining environmental gains by buying second vehicles

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Are you microdosing psychedelics? The benefits might be a placebo effect

Co.Design

This beautifully designed deck of playing cards honors Black icons, from MLK Jr. to Oprah

Co.Design

Staying creative in extreme isolation: Lessons from Japan’s ‘hikikomori’

Co.Design

Facing a $40 billion shortfall, U.S. transit agencies jump into real estate

Work Life

Employee expectations are changing. Here are 5 ways to keep up

Work Life

Kind Snacks founder explains his “3 Cs of Entrepreneurship”

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Adam Bluestein

How TB Alliance’s Mel Spigelman created a promising new anti-tuberculosis drug

For demonstrating how a nonprofit can develop drugs as well as Big Pharma can, Mel Spigelman is one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business for 2020

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

For discovering an underground lake on Mars, Italian scientist Roberto Orosei is one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business for 2019.

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

For stimulating the local economy and getting constituents housed and healthy, Mayor Jeff Lehman is one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business.

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

For finding an innovative way to finance the approval process for treatments for river blindness and other “neglected diseases,” Medicines Development for Global Health founder and managing director Mark Sullivan is one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People of 2019.

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

For their crafty stop-motion and 2-D commercials, Mighty Oak’s three partners are among Fast Company’s Most Creative People of 2019.

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

For building a pharma company that uses AI plus tiny snapshots to find treatments that humans would miss, Chris Gibson is one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business.

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

Their finger-prick technology makes fertility testing quick, cheap, and (almost) painless.

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

They’ve partnered with 50+ biotech and pharmaceutical companies to guide patients to the most promising trials.

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

For lung cancer patients, faster detection can more than triple the 5-year survival rate.

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

The drugs could someday help Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and ALS patients.

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.

Impact

These new fragrances will be made from carbon captured from the atmosphere

This new Ulta Beauty platform sells beauty products in reusable packaging

Old buildings are inefficient: This prefab kit makes it easy to retrofit them

News

Walmart says it will spend an additional $350 billion on American-made products over the next decade

Study: Eco-friendly car owners are undermining environmental gains by buying second vehicles

Are you microdosing psychedelics? The benefits might be a placebo effect

Co.Design

This beautifully designed deck of playing cards honors Black icons, from MLK Jr. to Oprah

Staying creative in extreme isolation: Lessons from Japan’s ‘hikikomori’

Facing a $40 billion shortfall, U.S. transit agencies jump into real estate

Work Life

Employee expectations are changing. Here are 5 ways to keep up

Kind Snacks founder explains his “3 Cs of Entrepreneurship”