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2009 Progress Report

At FasterCures we took important steps in 2009 to break down the barriers that exist across the biomedical research continuum -- from basic research to drug development -- to clear the path to faster medical progress. This year, we:

  • Convened some of the most forward-thinking leaders and organizations in an effort to learn from experiences and facilitate strategic collaborations.
  • Cultivated a research and policy culture that promotes and appropriately incentivizes the pursuit of novel, high-risk research approaches.
  • Catalyzed innovation and systemic improvements by enlisting allies across all sectors that impact medical research in the movement to bring about transformative change.

 

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FasterCures’ Top 10 Medical Research Trends to Watch in 2010

The top-10 list includes trends on FDA regulation, health care information technology and new methods in clinical trials and research.

1) FDA: The science of regulation. FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg has made the improvement of regulatory science a top priority. What is regulatory science? Put simply: sound science necessary to support good regulatory decision making - both at FDA and outside the agency. Keeping abreast of developments in all the areas of science that are relevant to FDA - not just in current therapeutic and device areas, but also in scientific computing, statistical methodologies, emerging technologies (i.e., nanotechnology) - is a formidable task for the agency to tackle alone. FDA needs resources and partnerships to do this work and to ensure that the agency is ready when innovations are passed on to them for review. Congress, are you listening?

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2009 Progress Report FasterCures’ Top 10 Medical Research Trends to Watch in 2010

        

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Partnering for Cures 

Partnering for Cures provided a platform for discussion of some of the most important issues in medical research. For video highlights, meeting coverage, and session summaries visit: www.partneringforcures.com

 

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