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12/09/2025

Breakthroughs require a strong ecosystem of discovery and implementation

While people like Sharp can often be framed as the sole discoverer of a breakthrough, they often serve as catalysts.

“Science requires an ecosystem,” Haney said, "from the high school teacher who inspires a student to the university that takes a chance on an applicant despite their weaknesses, as the University of Illinois did when Sharp failed three of the four entrance exams in chemistry needed to enroll in its chemistry department for graduate school. Rather than rejecting him, the university told him to take undergraduate senior classes."

Discover the key elements that enabled the biotech boom and how the U.S. can apply these lessons in a new era of global competition.

10/22/2025

The findings underscore the still-untapped potential of mRNA technology at a time when President Donald Trump’s administration has backed away from funding the area. “I think this data is extraordinary,” says Ryan Sullivan, an oncologist and immunologist at Massachusetts General Hospital who wasn’t involved in the new research. Although the analysis of cancer patient data was retrospective, he notes that the observed association between COVID-19 vaccination and improved survival “is very strong.”

Patients who got shots of mRNA before starting a type of cancer immunotherapy lived much longer

10/06/2025

NOW AVAILABLE ON PBS INDEPENDENT LENS

Discover the story behind the biotech industry and the man at the center of changing
it forever: Phil Sharp.

Watch Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution’ on Independent Lens | PBS

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On PBS: bit.ly/cracking-the-code-pbs

Official website: https://to.pbs.org/IL_2024 | groundbreaking look at Phil Sharp’s rise from being a rural Kentucky farm boy who battled dysle...

10/01/2025

We're just days away from our Independent Lens | PBS broadcast premiere! Check your local listings here: http://pbs.org/tv_schedules/

The film will also be available to stream on the PBS app and PBS YouTube.

Discover the story behind the biotech industry and the man at the center of changing it forever: Phil Sharp.Watch Cracking The Code: Phil Sharp and the Biote...

09/23/2025

Check out this heartening interview with Phil Sharp and Bill Haney on Nerds Rule The World!

CRACKING THE CODE: Phil Sharp & the Biotech Revolution's Bill Haney (DIRECTOR) & Phil Sharp (SUBJECT) chat with Heather for NRW! A NRW Interview!CRACKING THE...

09/18/2025

Thrilled to announce that will be a part of the 34th Annual Heartland Film Festival next month!
Get your tickets here: bit.ly/ctc-hiff

Brendan Fraser will surely get a warm welcome at this year’s Heartland Film Festival. The Academy Award-winning actor will present his latest film, Hikari’s Rental Family, at this year’s festival, and there will be some more familiar faces in attendance. Earlier this year, I joined for the 8th...

09/12/2025

Check out our upcoming in-person screenings over the next 2 months!

Please join us for an upcoming screening of 'Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution.'

09/12/2025

Thrilled that will be kicking of the next season of Independent Lens | PBS! Mark your calendars for our October 6th premiere date!

PBS doc series “Independent Lens” returns for a new season on Oct. 6 with Bill Haney's “Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution."

08/05/2025

Nobel laureate Phil Sharp and filmmaker Bill Haney sit down with Luke Timmerma to discuss how curiosity-driven science—from RNA splicing to AI-powered drug discovery—can unite society. Filmed at the 2025 Accelerating Bio-Innovation Conference, this conversation spotlights biotech’s lifesaving impact, urges support for the next generation of innovators and shows the importance of storytelling to reignite public passion for science.

is COMING SOON to a PBS station near you!

Nobel laureate Phil Sharp and filmmaker Bill Haney (Breakthrough) sit down with Luke Timmerma to discuss how curiosity-driven science—from RNA splicing to…

07/07/2025

Get your tickets here:
https://louisvillefilmsociety.org/events/cracking-the-code-flyover-day-5/

04/01/2025

Check out the trailer for our forthcoming film, Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution
www.crackingthecode.com

Cracking the Code, narrated by Mark Ruffalo, is an inspiring story of vision, perseverance, and the power of science to change the world. Phil Sharp’s journe...