Sir Jeremy Farrar was recognized in the G7 Communiqué for his work on pathogen surveillance in this pandemic. But the Director of the Wellcome Trust also has plans to "liberate" the potential of science through a special program he calls "Leap', that funds unconventional ideas with human health outcomes in the next decade. He says the global scientific landscape is in danger of becoming conservative, even though the advances of the past year excites him. In this conversation with James Chau, Host of The China Current, Sir Jeremy shares his vision on improving the human condition.
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