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Very cool. It's hard to read the tea leaves of the author affiliation list, but it sure looks like this work was led by a Hong Kong-based startup founded by Ru
by civilized 5y ago
Very cool.
It's hard to read the tea leaves of the author affiliation list, but it sure looks like this work was led by a Hong Kong-based startup founded by Russians, with limited assistance from a couple North America-based researchers.
I'm curious why those Russians may have chosen to found in HK rather than, say, the Bay Area. We may want to contemplate what this means for America's competitive stance (not that I have any problem with the rest of the world doing awesome cutting edge research).
- londons_explore 5y agoIt's pretty hard for Russians to get US visas for startups. They probably went to HK because that's a far easier place to build a team.
- civilized 5y agoRussians in particular?
- londons_explore 5y agoI don't know if you've heard, but Russia and the USA haven't been best buddies for quite some time...
- lajamerr 5y agoHave they ever?
- hangonhn 5y agoYes! During the days of the Russian empire, especially during the Civil War. They were staunch supporters of the Union although their own position on their serfs made that support a bit awkward.
- civilized 5y agoNeither are US and China, but we still have tons of Chinese immigrants powering our tech economy. Maybe they're coming more through student visas, which may be of less interest to the Russians.
- balsam 5y agohttps://pharmaboardroom.com/interviews/alex-zhavoronkov-ceo-insilico-medicine/ https://pharmaboardroom.com/interviews/alex-zhavoronkov-ceo-... Besides Aspuru-Guzik, this author seems to be the most wellknown in the field. My read is that they are in HK for the diverse CS talent (ie other russians) and second, better funding options compared to being in China proper. Knowing russians, they have been considering the Far East as more culturally accomodating than the SV corporate style (combining the poorer aspects of left and right) for some time now. I would say if Texas had a insilico pharm industry that might be comparable to HK..