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Best and Brightest Forum on Medical Innovation

June 12, 2009
By Best and Brightest Forum on Medical Innovation

On Friday, June 12, 2009, the Council for American Medical Innovation and The Aspen Institute co-hosted the Best and Brightest Forum on Medical Innovation at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.

The event featured a compelling keynote address by Senator Arlen Specter and two panel discussions that examined the political landscape, the case for new policy, and the economics of medical innovation.

In his opening remarks, Council President Dick Gephardt unveiled the coalition's new policy platform. Several speakers urged the meeting participants to call on Congress to adopt this policy agenda and make medical innovation and scientific discovery a national priority.

If you missed this event, you can watch the video, view event photos, read the press release, and a review a summary of the event on the Council's web site.

Speakers included:

  • Paul Begala, CNN political contributor, and research professor at Georgetown University's Public Policy Institute
  • Rita Colwell, Ph.D., former director of the National Science Foundation; Senior Advisor, Chairman of Canon US Life Sciences, Inc.; and,
    • Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland at College Park and Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
  • Dick Gephardt, Former House Majority Leader and President of the Council for American Medical Innovation
  • Brett P. Giroir, M.D., Vice Chancellor of Research, The Texas A&M University System
  • Alicia Loffler, Ph.D., Director and Clinical Professor of Biotechnology, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
  • Michelle McMurry, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Health, Biomedical Science and Society Initiative, The Aspen Institute
  • Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA)
  • Billy Tauzin, President and CEO, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
  • Mary Woolley, President, Research!America

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