Bijan Salehizadeh's guest appearances

Bijan Salehizadeh

POLITICO's Pulse Check

The Readout Loud

Dan Diamond

Paul Offit

Scott Gottlieb

Leana Wen

Ashish Jha

Mario Schlosser

Steve Case

Tina Smith

Joe Kennedy

Dan Barber

Peter Hotez

Atul Gawande

John Carreyrou

Aaron Carroll

Josh Peck

OwlTail

Verily

First, STAT's Erin Brodwin joins us to talk about Verily, Google's big-idea life sciences company that is now under pressure to produce some actual products. Then, health care investor Bijan Salehizadeh calls in to discuss the dearth of rapid Covid-19 tests in the U.S. and how industry, regulators, and lawmakers share the blame. We also take a look at the latest news in biotech, including Biogen's troubled launch of Aduhelm, Moderna's long-term scientific ambitions, and a big day for the Waksal brothers.

Episode 177: Bijan Salehizadeh on Covid tests, plus Verily's moment of truth

Washington is quiet this week, ahead of the Fourth of July holiday and with Congress on recess. So we're featuring excerpts from two classic conversations: doctor-turned-venture capitalist Bijan Salehizadeh on how he invests in health care and why he passed on Theranos (starts at the 1:35 mark) and Gates Foundation CEO Sue Desmond-Hellmann on how her foundation views public health and what the United States can learn from global efforts (starts at the 15:00 mark). MENTIONED ON THE SHOW Bijan's full 2016 appearance on "Pulse Check," where he explained how venture capitalists approach the health industry and how he decides where to invest. Sue's full 2017 appearance on "Pulse Check," where she explained her foundation's work on problems like polio and why she wishes "prevention" was more of a political priority in U.S. health efforts.

Washington is quiet this week, ahead of the Fourth of July holiday and with Congress on recess. So we're featuring excerpts from two classic conversations: doctor-turned-venture capitalist Bijan Salehizadeh on how he invests in health care and why he passed on Theranos (starts at the 1:35 mark) and Gates Foundation CEO Sue Desmond-Hellmann on how her foundation views public health and what the United States can learn from global efforts (starts at the 15:00 mark). MENTIONED ON THE SHOW Bijan's <a href="https://politicos-pulse-check.simplecast.com/episodes/how-a-doctor-turned-venture-capitalist" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">full 2016 appearance</a> on "Pulse Check," where he explained how venture capitalists approach the health industry and how he decides where to invest. Sue's <a href="https://politicos-pulse-check.simplecast.com/episodes/gates-foundation-ceo-sue-desmond" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">full 2017 appearance</a> on "Pulse Check," where she explained her foundation's work on problems like polio and why she wishes "prevention" was more of a political priority in U.S. health efforts.

Looking outside the Beltway with Bijan Salehizadeh and Sue Desmond-Hellmann