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Managing Biotech Technological Innovation in a New Era
Written by Kelly Cappio, BIO. This session focused on technological innovations and how they can be used to prevent, identify, or respond to new natural or man-made threats. As stated by Dr. Alan Rudolph, “We face a very dynamic threat space.” Dr. Rudolph, Director of the Chemical and Biological Technologies Directorate at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, discussed the strategic thrust of the agency and its recent focus on new diagnostic technologies, such as MIMIC, Read More >
Podcast: 2011 Dr. Paul Janssen Award winner Dr. Napoleone Ferrara
Dr. Napoleone Ferrara, a Genentech Fellow, was named the 2011 winner of The Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research. Dr. Ferrrara was recognized for his research on angiogenesis, the process of new blood vessel formation, and the isolation and cloning of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), a major regulator of angiogenesis in physiology and disease. Download the podcast
Current Challenges in Payment Reform
By Alyson Pusey, BIO. The Affordable Care Act created several demonstration projects to test innovative care delivery systems that increase quality of care while decreasing costs. Speaking as a panelist was Jonathan Blum, Deputy Administrator and Director of the Center for Medicare at CMS, who discussed how the agency is thinking about payment reform. Evidenced by the recent proposed rule on accountable care organizations (ACOs), the agency is looking to providers and the health care Read More >
Biotechnology Innovation: Impact of Health Reform and Deficit Control
By Alyson Pusey, BIO. With many governors around the country facing budget shortfalls, “the action is all in the states” in terms of health care cuts and cost-savings solutions, according to panelists participating. The current fiscal environment has forced cash-strapped states to look at their Medicaid programs for ways to rein in costs, and according to panelists, state lawmakers will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. For example, as a result of the Read More >
A Center for Advancing Translational Science can spur new therapies
Sometimes, spurring the development of new drugs and therapies can be like trying to a cross shark-infested water without a bridge, Dr. Francis Collins, director of NIH, said during his keynote at the Translational Research Forum during the 2011 BIO International Convention. However, during a time of unprecedented scientific advances, but increasingly limited resources, the public and private sectors must learn to combine their respective efforts to relieve human suffering. Dr. Collins gave a rapid Read More >
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Tags: 2011 BIO International Convention, American Clean Energy and Security Act, BIO International Convention, Cures Acceleration Network, FDA, Food and Drug Administration, National Center for Advancing Translational Science, National Institute of Health, NIH, Phase Zero, translational research
