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Frontier Research Contractor Launchpad: First Cohort Results: Explains how exceptional research contractors drove major historical successes for agencies like ARPA.
Ideas for Biotechnology BBNs: Explores how to structure biotech research outside traditional academic and venture capital constraints.
An Interview with Jano Costard, Head of Challenges at SPRIN-D: Provides operational insights into running challenge programs at Germany's disruptive innovation agency.

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