by Chris Burton

An Unusual Partnership to Tackle Stubborn Diseases

The National Institutes of Health, 10 large drug companies and seven nonprofit organizations announced an unconventional partnership on Tuesday intended to speed up development of drugs to treat Alzheimer’s disease, Type 2 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and lupus.

“We are getting together in a way that has not happened before,” Dr. Collins said in an interview. “We are bringing scientists from different perspectives into the same room. They will leave their egos at the door, leave their affiliations at the door.”