Session Chair Profile
M.S., President and Co-Founder, Patient Power LLC
Biography
Andrew Schorr leads Patient Power (patientpower.info), one of the most dominant media channels for cancer patients today, reaching more than 150,000 people affected by cancer each month. Andrew has been a pioneer in patient education since 1984. In 1996 he became a cancer patient himself, CLL, followed by a second cancer, myelofibrosis, in 2011. Because of precision medicine he lives a full life. With his longevity, Andrew has co-founded the Precision Medicine for Me consortium, raising awareness of testing, and partnering with science based organizations to propel research in partnership with patients.
Session Abstract – PMWC 2018 Silicon Valley
Session Synopsis: This session will highlight a new model where science-based established and emerging companies can partner with an ever wider array of patients and with ever more differentiated personalized situations to advance care, scientific knowledge, and business success.
