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
InnovationRx: Potential Medicaid Cuts Threaten Maternal Healthcare
In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at the impact of Medicaid cuts, a $400 million obesity bet, a study of bias in clinical AI, Amgen’s AI hire from Nike, and more.
The Prototype: Scientists Turn Paper Into Plastic
Plus: A $3 million prize for scientists working with the Large Hadron Collider, why we’re one step closer to a holodeck and more.
InnovationRx: Trump Vows That ‘Major’ Pharma Tariffs Are Coming
In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at the impact of tariffs on healthcare costs, pioneers of treating MS, AI for clinical decision-making, and more.
Trump’s Tariffs: Coming To Your Medicine Cabinet Soon
The days of affordable prescription drugs —generics included — may soon come to an end thanks to President Trump’s aggressive tariffs and the global trade war they are inciting.
The Prototype: Chatbots Struggle With Analogies
We look at the ways chatbots struggle to think like humans, how nanoparticles might connect brains and computers, a better way to vaccinate for food poisoning and more.
InnovationRx: Trump Administration Health Agency Layoffs Threaten Biotech Innovation
In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at Trump's massive health agency layoffs, Palantir’s trade secret lawsuit, Gather Health’s new primary care model, Airna’s $155 million deal, and more.
As Trump Cuts Cancer Research Funding, Billionaire Sean Parker Wants To Scale It Up
With a new key hire, the Napster cofounder’s cancer fighting non-profit is ready to back the science both governments and markets leave behind.
The Prototype: Trump Administration Plans More Science Research Cuts
Plus: Fusion power plants make progress, transparent wood, shooting rockets at the Northern Lights and why you need a better mic for your Zoom calls.
Trump Administration’s Attack On MRNA Vaccines Threatens American Biotech Dominance
The United States led the world in developing the technology that beat the COVID-19 pandemic. Action from lawmakers may leave that legacy—and a $70 billion market—behind.
InnovationRx: Fatal Drug Overdoses Are Falling – But Medicaid Cuts Could Halt Progress
In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at the trend in fatal drug overdoses, 23andMe’s bankruptcy, the new CDC nominee, and more.