The billionaires are spending a fortune to lure scientists away from universities

In an unmarked laboratory stationed between the campuses of Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a splinter group of scientists is on the hunt for the next billion-dollar drug. The group, funded with $500 million from some of the wealthiest families in corporate America, has caused a stir in academia by dangling seven-figure paydays … Read more

The billionaires are spending a fortune to lure scientists away from universities

Michael Saul Dell, the founder and CEO of Dell Technologies, in New York on January 11, 2024. (Guerin Blask/The New York Times) In an unmarked laboratory stationed between the campuses of Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a splinter group of scientists is on the hunt for the next billion-dollar drug. The group, funded … Read more