Episode 11: From Field to Boardroom with Former NFL Star Solomon Wilcots

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Former NFL star and current sports broadcaster, Solomon Wilcots talks about the intersection of sports and biopharma. He discusses traumatic brain injuries and whether or not the NFL is doing enough about it, projects he has been working on that match professional athletes who are passionate about a certain disease with biopharma companies, and how lessons from the football field can be applied to the boardroom.

Former NFL star and current sports broadcaster, Solomon Wilcots talks about the intersection of sports and biopharma. He discusses traumatic brain injuries and whether or not the NFL is doing enough about it, projects he has been working on that match professional athletes who are passionate about a certain disease with biopharma companies, and how lessons from the football field can be applied to the boardroom.

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