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PMWC News – Late Breaking Interview – The White House Cancer Moonshot in Limbo

by admin | Dec 14, 2016 | Speaker spotlights, Announcements

An update on the Cancer Moonshot Initiative and more at the 11th PMWC 2017 Silicon Valley with 250+ speakers and 50+ sessions While its creation was only announced earlier this year, with Vice President Joe Biden at the helm instilling hope and calling for action, the...

Roy Beveridge, Humana: Interview Q&A

by admin | Dec 9, 2016 | Q&A, Speaker spotlights, Announcements

Q: Precision medicine will have a huge economic impact on health care. As a result, value-based versus cost-based pricing needs to be considered from a patient, pharma, and payor perspective. What are some of the challenges of implementing value-based pricing, and how...

Jennifer Doudna, UC Berkeley: Interview Q&A

by admin | Dec 8, 2016 | Q&A, Speaker spotlights, Announcements

Q: You helped make one of the most monumental discoveries in biology that allows to alter an organism's DNA. Can you tell us how this came about? What lead to the discovery? A: CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology is the result of a fundamental, curiosity-driven...

Daniel S. Chen, Genentech: Interview Q&A

by admin | Dec 7, 2016 | Q&A, Speaker spotlights, Announcements

Q: Immunotherapy has rapidly evolved into a game-changing cancer treatment strategy for a wide array of different cancers, though some patients respond better than others.How important are biomarker assays for patient-selection to guide clinicians to use...

Why is patient advocacy so important? Interview Q&A with the Schorrs

by admin | Nov 28, 2016 | Q&A, Speaker spotlights, Announcements

PMWC Intl.: Why is patient advocacy so important? Andrew Schorr: We are in an era of Precision Medicine, but sadly, if patients don’t ask, they too often don’t receive support. Patients now need to see themselves as consumers who must play an active role in their...

Aris Baras, Regeneron Genetics Center: Interview Q&A

by admin | Nov 23, 2016 | Announcements, Q&A, Speaker spotlights

Q: What were the motivations to create the Regeneron Genetics Center? A: Human genetics is one of the most powerful approaches available in drug discovery and development today. One of the biggest bottlenecks remaining in drug discovery is the identification of...

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