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Jessica Marshall
Jessica Marshall is an associate at FasterCures.
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Strengthening the Biomedical Innovation Ecosystem: A Scorecard for System Assessment
As patients, we often evaluate our interactions within the "system" of biomedical innovation with a
simple question: "Did it work for me?" This evaluation considers many issues, including whether the best treatments are accessible and available, how the
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Cell and Gene Therapies: Looking Ahead to 2022
Cell and gene therapies are a new category of medicines transforming how we treat and potentially c
ure disease. Both cell and gene therapies seek to modify genetic material to fight disease.
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Policy Issue Brief: A Call to Action for Diversity in Clinical Trials
FasterCures has initiated a body of work to advance system change within biomedical research to foc
us on and value diversity and representation within clinical trials.
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A Global Early Warning System for Pandemics: A Blueprint for Coordination
The COVID-19 pandemic has had enormous health, social, and economic consequences.
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Landscape of Trust: Health Data Frameworks
The rapid advancement of the health technology landscape relies heavily on patient data.
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Models for Financing Antibiotic Development to Address Antimicrobial Resistance
The Financial Innovations Labs® and FasterCures teams have collaborated on a project to id
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Technology Enabling Decentralized Trials, Novel Endpoints, Real World Data
New technologies and approaches to collection and use of patient data have the potential to revolu
tionize clinical research. How can patient organizations support this movement? What are potential pitfalls to watch out for?
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Master Protocols, Adaptive Designs, and Bayesian Statistics – Oh My
Master Protocols, Adaptive Designs, and Bayesian Statistics: These innovative trial approaches are
sometimes described as being “patient-centric.” Are they? What are the challenges and opportunities for patient groups to support them?
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Opportunities for Patient Group Engagement in Clinical Trials
What is the range of opportunities for patient foundations to support more rapid and effective cli
nical research, through preference studies and other patient insights, trial design and networks, recruitment and retention?
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The Drive for More Diverse and Representative Clinical Trials
How can foundations help to drive diverse and representative clinical trials in the face of long s
tanding racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare and research?
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Milken Institute Outlines Next Steps for Mobilizing an Early Warning System for Pandemics
Washington, DC, March 30, 2022—Recognizing the most effective way to combat the next pandemic is to
start planning for it now, FasterCures, a center of the Milken Institute, released key considerations and next steps for mobilizing an e
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