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Getting More From Biomedical Innovation
In 2018 the FDA approved a record number of new products, but pharmaceutical R&D returns have
fallen to their lowest level in nine years.
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Paying for Cures
Science is beginning to deliver long-hoped-for curative therapies, to nervous applause. Gene thera
py is becoming a reality with the 2017 approval of three treatments in the U.S.
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Toward a Healthier Future
Conventional wisdom often suggests that a nation's health is a byproduct of its wealth.
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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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Melissa Kennedy | LeadersLink Capstone
Established in 2020, FasterCures LeadersLink Program is a capacity-building program to support the
personal development of an emerging cadre of leaders of nonprofit organizations that fund or conduct biomedical
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Building and Sustaining Diversity & Equity in Digital Health Workshop
Digital health innovations have the ability to improve overall health and provide patients with ma
ny benefits. But is digital health representative and accessible to everyone?
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May 2 at 11:30 am PDT | Is Critical Infrastructure in Place to Respond to Another Pandemic?
One of the lessons learned from COVID-19 is that the healthcare and public-health infrastructure i
n the US—let alone globally—was inadequate for the scale of the emergency, and the costs in lives and wealth have been astronomical.
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December 7 at 3:30 pm EST | Building a Diverse and Equitable Health Workforce to Increase Trust in Medical Research and Healthcare
To promote health equity within the biomedical research and health-care systems, we must focus on
having a culturally competent and diverse workforce.
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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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Dec. 7 at 1:00 pm ET | Achieving More Person-Centered Prevention and Treatment of Chronic Diseases
Life expectancy in the US declined by 1.5 years from 2019 to 2020 in the largest 1-year drop since
World War II. While COVID-19 caused 74 percent of the decline, chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, and kidney disease take a heavy toll.
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Emily Kramer-Golinkoff: LeadersLink Capstone
Established in 2020, FasterCures LeadersLink Program is a capacity-building program to support the
personal development of an emerging cadre of leaders of nonprofit organizations that fund or conduct biomedical
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