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The Fast Grants initiative underscores a fundamental question: How fast can science truly progress? Patrick and Tyler believe that by rethinking the funding process, we can unlock unprecedented acceleration in scientific discovery. The experience with COVID-19 exemplifies that rapid, targeted investment can produce life-saving breakthroughs within weeks, not years.
They acknowledge that Fast Grants is just a “small little wiggle” within a much broader journey towards improved scientific agility. Moving forward, the challenge remains to sustain and expand this approach, making rapid innovation the standard rather than the exception.