Micro Need Macro Problem

An aspect of global health I’m learning more about is the relationship between health and nutrition, an aspect that we, in the land of the large, all-you-can-eat buffets, and a multi-billion “dieting” industry, easily ignore, but obviously, for many of the world’s citizens, especially those whose developing minds and bodies need nutrition, is a major [...]

The SBIR Drop in the Bucket

The capital to start or grow a company developing products for global health may come from several sources which are, in order of rapidly decreasing likelihood:  the founder’s pocket, foundations and their pass-through surrogates, the federal government, venture capital firms, and angel investors.  One would think that federal government policies would favor direct aid to [...]