Medical Research Leaders, Innovators and Investors Come to New York to Forge Partnerships, Speed Cures
(firmenpresse) - WASHINGTON, DC -- (Marketwired) -- 11/05/14 -- On Nov. 16-18, nearly 1,000 medical research leaders, investors and decision-makers will come to New York City for the 6th annual meeting. Convened by , a Washington-based center of the Milken Institute, this unique conference brings together innovators from across all sectors of the medical research enterprise -- academic scientists, federal policymakers, biotechnology and pharmaceutical executives, life science investors, foundations and patients -- to forge the partnerships needed to speed the path of promising discoveries from lab to patient.
"There are so many positive changes underway that are driving us towards a more open, collaborative, patient-driven system," said Margaret Anderson, executive director of FasterCures. "But there is also a vast to-do list to accept this change and advance it. That''s what Partnering for Cures is all about -- breaking down the barriers that stand in the way of medical progress and working together to reduce the time and cost of R&D."
Partnering for Cures combines the outcomes-oriented approach of investor conferences with the networking environment of industry partnering meetings. It helps attendees find solutions to some of the thorniest challenges in medical research. Topics include:
Putting patients in patient-centeredness, not just in word but in deed
The future of U.S. research leadership
Redefining the impact of biomedical research investments
The price of innovation: Who defines ''value''?
The blurring boundary between university and marketplace
And many more
Speakers include:
, Professor and Director, Transformative Healthcare Networks; Co-Director, Complex Adaptive Systems Network, Arizona State University
, Director, Office of Translational Sciences, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
, Chief of the Division of Systems Medicine and Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Medicine, and Computer Science, Stanford University
, Director, National Institutes of Health
, President, Geoffrey Beene Foundation Alzheimer''s Initiative; Founder, WomenAgainstAlzheimers
, Chief Deputy Whip, U.S. House of Representatives
, President & CEO, FORUM Pharmaceuticals
, Founder, HICCup
, Founder and CEO, Solid Ventures
, Founder and Executive Chairwoman, Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation and Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium
, Dean, Weill Cornell Medical College
, Director, Innovative Medicines Initiative
, CEO, Allen Institute for Brain Science
, National Medical Director, Oncology Solutions, Office of the Chief Medical Officer, Aetna
, Head, Clinical Innovation, Worldwide Research & Development, Pfizer Inc.
, Co-Directors, Prion Alliance
, Chairman and CEO, Alkermes
, Managing Partner, Park Vale Capital
, Head, Janssen Labs, Johnson & Johnson
, Executive Director, Biomedical Research Council, A*STAR
, Chairman, Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives
, Executive Vice President, Global Divisions & Strategic Development, Sanofi
And many more.
In a new addition to the Partnering for Cures agenda, top entrepreneurs will describe how their mobile/digital health technology applications will increase patient participation in biomedical R&D. Moderated by a panel of experts representing entrepreneurship, drug development, clinical care, and disease philanthropy, will position three innovators with transformative products before a cross-sector audience ready to change the R&D paradigm.
Held at the Grand Hyatt New York, Partnering for Cures is open to the public and to registered media. For registration information, go to . Members of the press may apply to receive complimentary registration.
Complete information about Partnering for Cures, including a full program and a list of speakers confirmed to date, is available at .
FasterCures, a center of the Milken Institute, is an action tank, determined to remove barriers to medical progress. We have only one goal: to save lives by speeding up and improving the medical research system.
, (at)FasterCures
Gillian Parrish
Associate Director, Outreach and Communications
FasterCures
202-744-8965
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