Bernardo Zavala, Jr.

The Promise of the Bioscience Century

Paul Irving, Mike Milken, Eric Cantor, Paul Chu, Jeff, Bernardo Zavala, Jr., Bernard Harris, Andy von Eschenbach, Peggy, Francis Collins, Chris Austin

This event analyzes the critical role of bioscience in driving global economic growth and societal well-being while highlighting China's aggressive $308 billion investment program that threatens to surpass U.S. leadership. Panelists discuss strategic institutional responses, such as DARPA's high-risk research model and the FDA's regulatory innovations, which have accelerated breakthroughs in prosthetics, personalized medicine, and disease prevention. However, fiscal constraints and shifting global demographics necessitate sustained bipartisan funding to preserve the United States' status as a central hub for scientific innovation and global health security.