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FasterCures
What We Do
FasterCures, a center of the Milken Institute, is working to build a system that is effe
ctive, efficient, and driven by a clear vision: patient needs above all else.
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Members of FasterCures Changemakers
Randy Beranek
CEO, National Psoriasis Foundation
Kathy Giusti
Executive Chairman, Multiple Myelom
a Research Foundation
Michael Kaplan
President and CEO, Melanoma Research Alliance
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FasterCures Advisory Board
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FasterCures Advisory Groups Meeting (Invite only)
This session will bring together the FasterCures Advisory Board, Business Council, Nonprofit Cou
ncil, and Senior Fellows. Programmatic updates will be discussed and upcoming key events will be flagged for the engagement of all groups.
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FasterCures Private Meeting (Invite only)
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About TRAIN
, What is Venture Philanthropy?
Venture philanthropy is a concept very much in vogue but without
a commonly agreed-upon definition.
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Foundation Company Partnership Toolkit
A growing number of foundations are providing funding to biotech and pharma companies to incentivize
research in their disease areas and help start-ups cross the 'Valley of Death'. Use the information in this toolkit
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Foundation University Partnerships Toolkit
Foundations have a long tradition of supporting research conducted by academic institu
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Foundations as Collaboration Conveners Toolkit
Scientific research requires cross-sector, multi-disciplinary collaboration to make progress.
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Case Studies
FasterCures has often found models of medical research innovation outside of the traditional establi
shment, specifically at the nonprofit foundations that comprise The Research Acceleration and Innovation Network (TRAIN)., The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) is recognized as one of the best examples of venture philanthropy in medical re
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Health Data and Technology Accelerating Medical Research (Invite only)
As more technology companies enter the health space, their tools and services offer newfound pot
ential to accelerate medical research and help patients better manage and understand their own health through data-driven insights.
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COVID-19 Presses the Accelerator on Biomedical R&D
COVID-19 has exposed many fault lines that FasterCures identifies as brakes on progress in biome
dical R&D even in the best of times.
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