Stephen Hahn On Risk-Taking, Moving To ‘Friction,’ And What Industry Can Learn From The FDA

 
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The former US FDA commissioner turned venture CEO believes the biopharmaceutical industry can cure many of society’s ills, but firms need to talk to the agency more.

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‘Where’s biotech’ in the fight against opioids, asks Flagship Pioneering CEO-Partner Stephen Hahn. • Source: Flagship Pioneering

Judging solely by appearances, Stephen Hahn, the former head of the US Food and Drug Administration, has left Washington behind. Sitting down for an interview at the offices of Flagship Pioneering above the Charles River in Cambridge, Mass., Hahn wears a stylish T-shirt underneath a smartly trimmed suit – a far cry from the DC uniform of repp ties and button-down collars that he wore during briefings as President Trump’s COVID-19-era commissioner.

But when Hahn talks, his observations and motivations often sound political. Why did he join Flagship, where he now serves...

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