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Featured Publication

"Entrepreneurs For Cures: The Critical Need for Innovative Approaches to Disease Research"

This report summarizes issues impeding progress in the traditional research system and established the important strategic role that foundation funders of research can play as laboratories of innovation.

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FasterCures Meeting Reports

  • “From Social Entrepreneurship to ‘Cure Entrepreneurship’” (April 2009) PDF of Full Report
  • "Clinical Trials Recruitment and Retention: Best Practices and Promising Approaches" (September 2006) PDF of Full Report
  • "Ensuring the Inclusion of Clinical Research in the National Health Information Network" (May 2006) PDF of Full Report
  • "Investing in Innovation: Accelerating Disease Research Through Philanthropy and Business" (November - December 2005) PDF of Full Report
  • "Accelerating Research Through the National Health Information Network" (January 2005)
    PDF of Full Report
  • "Summit on Innovation in Disease Research" (December 2004) PDF of Full Report
  • "Lake Tahoe Retreat" (July 2004) PDF of Full Report

FasterCures Whitepapers

  • "From Social Entrepreneurship to ‘Cure Entrepreneurship’” (April 2009) White Paper (PDF)
  • "Task Force on National Institutes of Health Intramural Research Program" 
    (January 2009) White Paper (PDF)
  • "Patients and Consumer Interests and Perspectives in Personalized Healthcare" (October 2008)
    White Paper (PDF)
  • "Entrepreneurs For Cures: The Critical Need for Innovative Approaches to Disease Research" (May 2008) White Paper (PDF)
  • "Proposition 71: A Model for State Involvement in Biomedical Research" (October 2005)
    White Paper (PDF)
  • "Think Research: Using Electronic Health Records to Bridge Patient Care and Research" (October 2005)
    Executive Summary (PDF)
    White Paper (PDF)
  • "An Action Plan to Save Lives" (April 2003)
    White Paper (PDF)

FasterCures Progress Reports

FasterCures Fact Sheets