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Exploring the Impact of the 21st Century Cures Act
FasterCures, a Center of the Milken Institute, and Society of Women’s Health Research (SWHR) advoca
ted for the 21st Century Cures Act, which resulted in positive changes for women’s health research.
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Patient-Centric Initiatives: Focusing for Impact
The impact of patient engagement has been demonstrated by numerous case studies for specific diseas
es and products, as well as a model for the return on investment.
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A New Imperative for Private Research Funders
COVID-related impacts on biomedical research logistics, funding, and human talent have put the enti
re biomedical research ecosystem at risk.
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Expanding the Science of Patient Input: Pain Points and Potential
Patient engagement has been called the “blockbuster drug of the 21st century.” Studies find th
at the more engaged and involved patients are with their health and health care, the better the outcomes.
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Patient-Focused Drug Development Meetings: Smart Practices from Community Leaders
FasterCures, a center of the Milken Institute, designed this guide for patient advocacy organizatio
ns that are interested in hosting, or are currently planning, an externally led patient-focused drug development (PFDD)
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GBM: Giving Smarter
Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) is an aggressive malignant brain tumor involving glial cells of the b
rain. At the time of this report, nearly 15,000 people were diagnosed with GBM each year in the United States and Europe.
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Patient-Reported Outcomes: Design with the End in Mind
“What outcomes matter to patients?”
This question is asked at nearly every meeting in biomedical R
&D and health care.
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New Models for Financing Translational Medical Research in Singapore: Update
Since 2017, the Milken Institute has engaged with stakeholders worldwide on new models for financin
g translational biomedical research in Singapore.
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podcast episode
Ep. 96: Transitions, with the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre’s Michael Hofman
“Once you have a whole body PET scan, there's not a lot of value often in doing a physical examina
tion or taking out your stethoscope because the information on that scan tells you everything you need to know.
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article
Fact or Fantasy? The Promise Of A Genomics Health-Care Revolution
Imagine a future world in which we prevent disease before it develops, remove trial-and-error from t
reatment, and trust that our doctors have all the information they need to treat us as unique individuals. That is the promise of genomic medicine.,
An estimated 65 million human genomes are expected to be sequenced by 2025.
, Take, for example, a critically ill baby in intensive care where doctors are struggling to find a diagnosis.
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Mobilizing Stalled Assets from Big Pharma for Neglected Patient Groups
As part of the BRIDGE initiative, FasterCures seeks to highlight novel partnerships involving deprio
ritized drugs that can serve as models for future transactio
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