2009 Media Center
Meeting Coverage:
Maria Bartiromo, anchor of CNBC's Closing Bell, speaks with Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, FDA deputy commissioner; Dr. Gail Cassell, Eli Lilly & Co. vice president for scientific affairs and Michael Milken, FasterCures chairman about preventing chronic disease, investing in innovation, putting a cost on cures, ensuring access, and forecasting the promise of healthcare reform.
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12/29/2009: The Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation Blog
12/17/2009: Rett Syndrome Research Trust Blog: RSRT Partners for Cures
12/15/2009: Children's Tumor Foundation blog: Partnering for Cures Conference
12/04/2009: Children's Tumor Foundation blog: Foundations Take Center Stage
12/03/2009: Philanthropy 2173: Partnering for Cures: "conference with an energy rush from participants and panelists"
12/03/2009: In Vivo Blog: Financings of the Fortnight's Pot Luck Supper vs Food for Thought
Press Releases

December 2, 2009: Medical Research Leaders Explore Novel Strategies to Expedite the Search for Cures
Nearly 600 medical research executives, scientists, policy makers, and funders today convened to explore novel development approaches and innovative funding strategies at the inaugural Partnering for Cures meeting.

November 4, 2009: Philanthropists, Medical Research Foundations, and Industry Leaders Gather in New York for Inaugural Partnering for Cures Meeting
Hundreds of medical research leaders, investors, and decision-makers are coming together at the inaugural Partnering for Cures meeting to explore innovative approaches to pursuing high-risk, long-term investments that could lead to therapeutic breakthroughs.
Background Articles

Newsweek: Where Are the Cures?
Published: November 1, 2008
Scientists call the gulf between a biomedical discovery and new treatment 'the valley of death.'

Forbes: Patient Power
Published Sep 15, 2008
If you are told you have an incurable disease, you might be motivated to help find a cure.

New York Times: Taking Science Personally
Published November 10, 2008
Thousands of groups around the world, like the Michael J. Fox Foundation, are dedicated to eliminating one particular disease or another.
Relevant Resources

Entrepreneurs for Cures

A FasterCures report on the critical need for innovative approaches to disease research
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