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Andrew Acevedo

Andrew Acevedo, Ph.D., is currently a Program Manager in Strategic Alliances at the Mass General Research Institute. He is also an Adjunct Lecturer in the Department of Natural and Applied Sciences and former Postdoctoral Fellow in the Center for Integration of Science and Industry, both at Bentley University. Andrew’s work deals with studying and facilitating the process of translating biomedical research into new therapies, treatments, and products; he is particularly interested in the role of and interactions between the academic, private, and government sectors in this process. He received his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis and his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Boston University.

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Taxpayer Investment Leads New Drug Discoveries

Paper Report | By Ekaterina Cleary, Matthew Jackson, Andrew Acevedo, and Fred Ledley | Mar 2020

New research points to critical role of public funding in drug discoveries and development for the last decade