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Erika Stratmann
Erika Stratmann is the Director of Communications, Health. She is a mission-driven communica
tions and content development leader with more than a decade of experience advancing consumer education, community engagement and advocacy campaigns.
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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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COVID-19 Silver Linings for Biomedical Innovation: Implementation Roadmap
While the response to the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed many of the fault lines in the biomedical i
nnovation ecosystem that have slowed progress for decades, we have also shown ourselves capable of innovating in ways we perhaps did not think possible.
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The Promise of Multi-Cancer Early Detection Technologies in Encouraging Research and Development
New blood-based technologies, known as multi-cancer early detection (MCED) tests, are entering 
;the market and can identify multiple cancers early and simultaneously.
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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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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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The Current Landscape of the Science of Patient Input
In the last decade, FasterCures and many stakeholders across the biomedical research ecosystem have
driven initiatives to ensure that patients’ perspectives and input are appropriately represented across the product-development continuum and post-approv
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A Call to Action for Health Equity: Solutions from the Front Lines for Local and National Efforts
FasterCures is advancing system change within biomedical research to focus on and value diversity a
nd representation within clinical trials and the workforce.
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The Impact of Insight: Patient Preferences in Novel Screening Technologies for Cancer
Patient preferences and insights are increasingly considered throughout the medical product life cy
cle in addition to clinical outcomes.
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Mapping the Journey: Building a Mutual Understanding for Health Equity in Clinical Research
If the objective of biomedical research is to spur innovation to create healthier communities, exte
nd life, and more effectively treat or cure disease, then persistent inequities run counter to that goal and create unnecessary barriers to health and wel
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