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Collaboration paves the way for advancements in personalized medicine
21 Oct 2024
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To usher in a brighter health care future, Wisconsin partners innovated, broke down barriers, and forged collaborations to leverage a $49 million federal grant to create the Wisconsin Biohealth Tech Hub.
Those partners from government, academia, civic leaders, and the business community pulled together in an unprecedented effort to earn recognition for Wisconsin as a global leader in biotech and personalized medicine.
“One of the greatest assets in Wisconsin is our people and how we collaborate, how we connect. And this was a really great example of a lot of individuals checking egos at the door,” said Mara Lord, senior vice president and chief strategy officer at the Medical College of Wisconsin. “I believe that collaboration and that ability to move at the speed of trust showed.”
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