Check out the first episode of our Making Venture Work for Healthcare series. We’re kicking things off with heavyweight healthcare investor, William Taranto, President of Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, joins us to share his investment strategies.
Taking a patient-first approach, he looks for use cases that need solved, and finds aligned organizations to create an integrated solution that will positively impact patients.
This interview is an absolute can’t-miss!!
Bill shares how he evaluates opportunities, the relationship between CVC investors and tech investors, the regulatory environment, and shares some career successes.
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Topical time codes:
1:41 – Ecosystems are better for patient care – evaluating opportunities
3:17 – Use cases- patient access example
6:00 – Investment in pharma
8:20 – CVC investors and Tech investors
12;04 – Access considerations
15:56 – The regulatory environment
19:08 – AI and drug discovery
20:46 – A successful, long-term venture
Connect with Bill: https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-taranto-1b039b/
Learn more about Merck Global Health Innovation Fund: https://www.merckghifund.com
Connect with Sherri Douville: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sdouville/
Learn more about TTIC: https://medium.com/@news_52674/about
