Alpha Lee: An Open Source COVID Moonshot

Out of the Crisis by Eric Ries

Jun 15, 202000:56:22Technology

After seeing the impact of the SARS pandemic as a child in Hong Kong, Alpha Lee dedicated his life to science. Studying mathematics and biology at some of the most prestigious universities in the world, Alpha has now tur...

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