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Lux Capital partners Adam Goulburn and Zavain Dar expect pharma companies to build out new ways to reach consumers, perhaps by acquiring a direct-to-consumer healthcare business.  As pharmaceutical companies look to revamp their businesses, getting direct access to costumers and better using artificial intelligence in drug development could be key pieces.  The goal for pharma companies, Dar said, is to figure out, "How do we make sure we don't get disrupted?" Subscribe to Dispensed, Business Insider's weekly healthcare newsletter . Click here for more BI Prime stories . 2020 could be a big year for pharmaceutical companies looking to rethink their business models.  That could happen in a few ways, Lux Capital partners Zavain Dar and Adam Goulburn told Business Insider. Dar and Goulburn lead life sciences investments at Lux, a $2.4 billion venture capital firm that's invested in companies like Auris, a robotic surgery company acquired by Johnson & Joh...

This has been a year of photographic firsts: A worldwide team of scientists published the first image of a black hole , and China captured the first photos from the far side of the moon . Space telescopes also captured mind-blowing shots of galaxies and nebulae. Here are 27 of the most stunning photos of the cosmos from 2019. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories . The universe is filled with strange and beautiful objects, and we can now photograph them better than ever. Space telescopes like Hubble, Spitzer, and the Chandra X-Ray Observatory have been capturing images of faraway galaxies in unprecedented detail. This has also been a year of photographic innovation. Researchers stitched together thousands of Hubble photos to create an image of 265,000 galaxies . And astronomers captured the first photo of a black hole . Here are 27 mind-blowing photos of the cosmos from 2019. SEE ALSO:  Astronauts on the space station see vibrant desert patterns, roiling st...

Apple opened its first retail store in 2001. It was an innovative idea at the time, allowing customers to test out tech products first-hand in a store before buying. It has proven to be successful, and other retailers have since followed suit.  Samsung recently opened its fourth US retail store in Palo Alto, California. We paid the space a visit to see what it offers Samsung users — and how it differs from Apple's retail experience. Here's how the two compare. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Apple pioneered the modern concept of a retail store for technology brands. The tech giant opened its first location in 2001 to give customers first-hand experience with and knowledge of its line of products. People could actually use the products in-store and store associates could offer useful tidbits about devices. The stores were considered an experimental feat in retail at the time. But the concept has proven to be a hit ever since, allowing customer...