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FasterCures adds innovation experts as senior fellows
Washington, DC -- FasterCures, a center of the Milken Institute, is expanding its work by adding two
highly respected innovators— biopharmaceutical industry expert Bernard Munos and open science leader John Wilbanks— as senior fellows.
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podcast episode
Ep. 111: Global Scale, with Leaders from Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
“With COVID, there's been this renewed focus on the importance of medical research...With more fun
ding and with philanthropic partners, I'm really optimistic about the further impact that we can make on that global scale.” - Sarah Murdoch, of th
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video
Partnerships in Global Health
Partnerships can be the key to advancing global health innovation by providing increased expertise
through multi-stakeholder collaboration, greater opportunities for scale through expanded reach, and further mechanisms to bridge looming financial gaps.
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video
May 3 at 2:30 pm PDT | Making the Business Case for Patient Engagement
This session will open with remarks by Kasey Altman, Founder, Kasey Altman Research Fund, followed
by a panel discussion on Making the Case for Patient Engagement.
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video
System Thinking to Drive Patient Engagement: Walking the Talk
The first chief patient officer role was created in 2014, and since then, biopharmaceutical compan
ies have created similar positions, restructured teams, and convened internal meetings to advance patient engagement and patient-centered practices through
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video
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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video
Bots, Bytes, and Brains: Extending Longevity Through Technology
October 18 at 10:00 am PDT/1:00 pm EDT
Artificial intelligence, big data, digital devic
es, and other technological advances that once seemed the province of futurists are changing the scope and delivery of health services, medical in
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New drugs are worth the price; they extend lives and reduce other health-care costs, says economist in latest Milken Institute Review
LOS ANGELES — Are modern drugs worth the price?
Economist Frank R. Lichtenberg answers his own ques
tion with a resounding "yes" in a detailed analysis of "The Value of New Drugs" in the latest issue of The Milken Institute Review.
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Milken Institute Launches “Early Warning” Initiative for Emerging Pandemic Threats as COVID-19 Cases Increase
Washington, D.C. – Dec.
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Health Leader Tanisha Carino, Ph.D. Takes Helm as New Executive Director of FasterCures
WASHINGTON, January 23, 2018 – Tanisha Carino, Ph.D., the respected senior executive with more than
two decades of experience in academia, government, and the private sector, is joining the Milken Institute as executive director of FasterCures, the cent
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Baszucki Brain Research Fund and Milken Institute Announce Grant Recipients for Bipolar Disorder Therapeutic Research
Washington, D.C. – January 13, 2022 – The Baszucki Brain Research Fund and the Milken Institute’s Ce
nter for Strategic Philanthropy are pleased to announce that 45 scientists worldwide will receive funding to advance re
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The Milken Institute Future of Health Summit Opens November 6 in Washington, DC
WASHINGTON, DC (November 6, 2023) — Opening today, the 2023 Milken Institute Future of Hea
lth Summit gathers hundreds of speakers and atten
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