143 - DD pt1: Half a BILLION Dollars!?

<p>This is the LAUNCH of the Two Disabled Dudes Drug Development Series.  We have 5 experts lined up to field our questions about the process and how we as patients can insert our influence.</p> <p>This episode is an overview of the Drug Development Process which helps us understand how to avoid spending half a billion dollars on a dead end.</p> <p>Barbara Tate is the Chief Scientific Officer for the <a href= "curefa.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA)</a>.  She has an impressive resume and a great sense of humor. She went from academic science, to big pharma, to venture capital, to nonprofit, and now she graciously shares her knowledge and wisdom with us.</p> <p> </p> <p>Our next episode features John Crowley who is played by Brendan Fraser in the movie <a href="https://g.co/kgs/j9NPBJ" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Extraordinary Measures</a>. </p>