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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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Building Community-Based Infrastructure for Inclusive Research: Lessons from the Pandemic for Federal Action
COVID-19 has focused the public’s attention on the racial and ethnic disparities in health outcomes
, unequal access to health care, and some communities’ lack of trust and participation in medical research.
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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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Antibiotic Resistance and Chronic Disease: Understanding the Challenges and Possible Solutions Webinar Summary
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a threat to everyone. However, some patients with chronic illne
sses are significantly more likely to become infected with antibiotic-resistant bacteria than those without chronic disease.
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Identifying Opportunities for Foundations to Support Translational Research
In a TRAIN workshop held on May 9, 2022, in coordination with the National Center f
or Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), FasterCures examined approaches to accel
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Foundations Driving Therapeutic Development | Rett Syndrome
In a TRAIN workshop held on May 9, 2022, in coordination with the National Center for Ad
vancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), FasterCures examined approaches to accelerate
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Foundations Driving Therapeutic Development | Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva
In a TRAIN workshop held on May 9, 2022, in coordination with the National Center for Advanci
ng Translational Sciences (NCATS), FasterCures examined approaches to accelerate translational research, the exp
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The Scope and Importance of Translational Science
In a TRAIN workshop held on May 9, 2022, in coordination with the National Center for Advancing Tr
anslational Sciences (NCATS), FasterCures examined approaches to accelerate translational research, the expertis
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