# What transforms an idea into an economy?

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Podcast: [Is Business Broken?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/is-business-broken-6888253)
Published: 2026-06-25T09:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Where does innovation begin? What are the critical factors driving innovation today and tomorrow? And what happens when federal funding gets shaky, the IPO market stalls, and political uncertainty rattles an entire industry? A century and a half after Boston University Professor Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone, questions around the innovation economy are more urgent than ever. At a live show, recorded at the WBUR Festival in Boston, host Curt Nickisch sits down to explore these questions with Dr. Melissa Gilliam, President of Boston University; Kendalle Burlin O'Connell, CEO & President, MassBio, and Elizabeth Jurinka, Operating Director, Healthcare Policy, Vistria PRG. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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