Lessons Learned From Outside Innovators

In the theater of innovation, it is often the outsider who steals the spotlight. Consider Katalin Karikó, the Hungarian scientist who endured years of scorn for her theories about messenger RNA (mRNA). Eventually, her research became the cornerstone of rapid development work on a COVID-19 vaccine — and earned her and collaborator Drew Weissman the 2023 Nobel Prize in medicine.

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Lessons Learned From Outside Innovators

Outsiders can spark change by seeing what others miss, offering fresh ideas that need support to thrive.