Alex Knapp

Forbes Staff|Science

Alex Knapp is a senior editor covering healthcare, science, and cutting edge technology who joined Forbes in 2011. He's written dozens of profiles of entrepreneurs across a variety of fields and done deep dives into technological trends from superconductors to space travel to

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3,670 viewsOct 4, 2024

The Prototype: Cloning Big Game Animals

Plus: A powder stronger than steel, mapping a fruit fly’s brain, physicists observe ‘negative time’ and bringing quantum computing applications to market.

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3,074 viewsOct 2, 2024

InnovationRx: This AI Startup Helps Patients Fight Insurance Denials

Plus: Here’s how Epic founder and CEO Judy Faulkner will keep her medical records company private, independent and employee-owned forever.

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11,144 viewsSep 27, 2024

The Prototype: Jeff Bezos’ Space Company Tests Its Big Rocket

Plus: A startup working on a room-temperature quantum computer, Europe’s satellite-crashing mission and how scientists are tracking shape-shifting cancers.

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3,123 viewsSep 25, 2024

InnovationRx: The Researchers Who Laid The Foundation Of Modern HIV Prevention

Plus: A deep dive inside Facebook’s scammy abortion access network, meeting the newest biotech billionaire, and more.

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8,233 viewsSep 20, 2024

The Prototype: The Scientist Betting That Worm Secretions Fix Autoimmune Diseases

Plus: The story behind the award-winning science that led to Ozempic, the next astronaut launch and why homework is good for kids.

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PREMIUM16,504 viewsSep 19, 2024

The Cybertruck In The Room: Why Elon Musk Isn’t On The First Forbes Sustainability Leaders List

Our inaugural list doesn’t include the world’s richest man and CEO of the biggest electric vehicle company on Earth. Here’s why.

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2,022 viewsSep 18, 2024

InnovationRx: FDA Commissioner Talks Healthcare AI

Plus: Will the Feds negotiate Ozempic prices?

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5,091 viewsSep 17, 2024

Get Tomorrow’s Science And Tech News Today – Introducing The Prototype Newsletter

Introducing our emerging tech & science newsletter, The Prototype. Each week, we’ll explore the latest discoveries, giving you a heads up on what the future holds.

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3,293 viewsSep 11, 2024

InnovationRx: Two Industry Veterans Aim To Accelerate The Path To Personalized Care

Plus: Recursion’s CEO talks clinical trial data for AI-designed drug

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PREMIUM3,067 viewsSep 10, 2024

This Startup Aims To Regenerate Damaged Tissues With The Help Of AI And Lasers

Cellino, cofounded by 30 Under 30 alumni, got a $25 million grant to develop self-contained biomanufacturing units for stem cells that treat degenerative diseases.