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Vice President Biden Names Founding President of FasterCures to Lead Cancer Moonshot
WASHINGTON—Vice President Joe Biden has named Greg Simon to lead the national cancer “moonshot” init
iative.
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NIH Director Francis Collins to receive FasterCures’ Partner of the Year award
WASHINGTON – FasterCures will bestow its first-ever Partner of the Year award upon Francis Collins f
or his commitment to expanding medical innovation, his demonstrated belief in the benefits of collaboration and his tireless work on behalf of patients t
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Partnering for Cures to Bring Together Hundreds of Medical Research Leaders Nov. 13-15 in New York
WASHINGTON –Leaders across medical research – from patients to policymakers, from academia to advoca
tes, from philanthropists to federal regulators and from investors to industry – will gather at the Grant Hyatt New York, Nov.
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Congress Passes 21st Century Cures Act, Bringing Forth New Era for Biomedical Innovation
WASHINGTON, DC — FasterCures, a center of the Milken Institute, commends the U.S. Senate on today’s
strong, bipartisan support of the 21st Century Cures Act (H.R.
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December 6 at 2:00 pm EST | Improving Health Equity in Rare Diseases Research
People with rare diseases face many barriers and inequities in accessing diagnosis, treatment, and
comprehensive care. This burden is even greater among marginalized communities with rare diseases.
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December 6 at 2:00 pm EST | Innovation in Biomarker Development and Deployment
Validated biomarkers are an essential and often under-appreciated tool for detecting and treating
diseases, improving drug development, and informing regulatory decision making.
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December 6 at 3:30 pm EST | Time=Lives and Building the Clinical Trial Enterprise of the Future
This session will open with a Time=Lives Talk by Casey McPherson, Co-Founder and Chief Innovation
Officer, Everlum Bio and Founder and President, To Cure A Rose Foundation, followed by a panel discussion on Building the Clinical Trial Enterprise of the
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December 6 at 3:30 pm EST | Time=Lives and Overcoming Challenges to Drug Repurposing
New drugs can take more than a decade to develop and get to market.
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December 6 at 7:15 pm EST | Future of Health Summit Dinner | A Commitment to Accelerating Cures: The Future of Biomedical Innovation
The new year will begin with fresh leadership at several of the nation's top scientific agencies.
Hear from Dr. Bertagnolli and Dr.
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December 7 at 10:30 am EST | Maximizing the Potential of the New Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)
This session will open with a conversation with Representative Anna Eshoo, followed by a panel dis
cussion on ARPA-H.
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Part 1: A Conversation with US Senator Bill Cassidy
Part 1
Opening Remarks
Melissa Stevens
Executive Vice President, MI Philanthropy, Milken Institu
te
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December 6 at 8:30 am EST | Time=Lives and What's Next for Patient Engagement: Policymaking as a Driver of Progress
This session will open with a Time=Lives Talk by Sandra Abrevaya and Brian Wallach, Co-Founders of
I AM ALS, followed by a panel discussion on Policymaking as a Driver of Progress.
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