WASHINGTON, D.C. - The 21st Century Cures initiative is on the road again as Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) prepares to host a roundtable discussion next Tuesday, October 7, 2014, at the Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Previous roundtables and hearings for this bipartisan effort have benefited from support and ideas of esteemed health innovators and thought leaders, and Chairman Upton’s Kalamazoo event will bring together yet another all-start lineup to advance the conversation about how to accelerate the pace of cures in America.
Participants will include:
Ms. Kirsten Axelsen
Vice President, Worldwide Policy
Pfizer, Inc.
Mr. Stephen Benoit
CEO
Metabolic Solutions Development Company
Mr. Douglas Boothe
Executive Vice President and General Manager
Perrigo Pharmaceuticals
The Hon. Michael Burgess, M.D. (TX-26)
Member of Congress
Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Vice Chairman
Dr. Francis Collins
Director
National Institutes of Health
Dr. Hal Jenson
Founding Dean, Professor
Western Michigan University School of Medicine
Dr. Peter Jones
Research Director and Chief Scientific Officer
Van Andel Research Institute
Mr. Kevin Lobo
Chairman and CEO
Stryker Corporation
Mr. Tony Mandarino
Director
The Alex Mandarino Foundation
Dr. Joseph Mirro
President, CEO, and Chief Medical Officer
West Michigan Cancer Center
Mr. William Parfet
Chairman and CEO
MPI Research, Inc.
Dr. Jeffrey Shuren
Director, Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Food and Drug Administration
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