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As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday in the US, take a moment to catch up on the week’s big reads on how AI can speed up drug discovery, digital methods that help transform product development, investing in space, and more.

Molly Gibson of Generate Biomedicines talks to McKinsey partner Lydia The about how AI and machine learning can speed up drug discovery—and what it could mean for patients everywhere.

Master the complexity

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Tune into a conversation with McKinsey partner Kimberly Borden and senior adviser Dr. Will Roper about the value of digital technologies in production applications—and how digital approaches are used in Formula One racing.

Increase innovation

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McKinsey senior partners Rob Bland, Ryan Brukardt, and their coauthors explore how companies can embrace a disruptor’s mindset by identifying creative ways of accessing and deploying capital in the space sector.

Boost organic growth

Our weekly briefing note on sustainable and inclusive growth explores how recycling more types of plastic could not only help the planet but also create a market opportunity, and more.

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“The truck is, first of all, a productivity tool in a critical industry. Trucks may not be as sexy as robotaxis, but their economic impact is equally big, if not bigger.”

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Forward Thinking on the fragility of the world’s food systems and how to fix them with Jessica Fanzo

Many people think that hunger and climate change happen to poor people in faraway countries and won’t affect them, says a leading food systems expert. “But that is a naïve perception of the world.”

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How AI can help drug discovery, digital twins, recycling more types of plastic, and more: The Daily Read weekender

Molly Gibson of Generate Biomedicines talks to McKinsey partner Lydia The about how AI and machine learning can speed up drug discovery—and what it could mean for patients everywhere.

Tune into a conversation with McKinsey partner Kimberly Borden and senior adviser Dr. Will Roper about the value of digital technologies in production applications—and how digital approaches are used in Formula One racing.

McKinsey senior partners Rob Bland, Ryan Brukardt, and their coauthors explore how companies can embrace a disruptor’s mindset by identifying creative ways of accessing and deploying capital in the space sector.

Our weekly briefing note on sustainable and inclusive growth explores how recycling more types of plastic could not only help the planet but also create a market opportunity, and more.

“The truck is, first of all, a productivity tool in a critical industry. Trucks may not be as sexy as robotaxis, but their economic impact is equally big, if not bigger.”

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Forward Thinking on the fragility of the world’s food systems and how to fix them with Jessica Fanzo

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Our weekly briefing note on sustainable and inclusive growth explores how recycling more types of plastic could not only help the planet but also create a market opportunity, and more.