Posted 10/23/2023, 3:04:09 AM
Utah Nonprofit Tackles High Drug Costs with Support from Hospitals and Governments
- Utah nonprofit Civica Rx aims to make essential medicines affordable, has support of hospitals and governments
- Company already producing 80 drugs to address shortages, with plans to make more including insulin and pediatric cancer drugs
- Founder Dan Liljenquist motivated by personal experiences with high insulin costs for his adopted brothers
- Liljenquist believes artificial intelligence can democratize access to medical advice through chatbots
- Partnership with Graphite Health works on mapping health conditions and providing safe clinical AI advice globally