VIDEO: What Makes #CuresNow an Innovation Game-Changer

VIDEO: What Makes #CuresNow an Innovation Game-Changer

The following press release was published by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on Nov. 30, 2016. It is reproduced in full below.

From the mapping of the human genome to the rise of personalized medicines that are linked to advances in molecular medicine, we have seen constant breakthroughs that are changing the face of disease treatment, management, and cures.

Health care innovation is happening all around us. But if our laws and agencies don’t keep up, patients lose.

21st Century Cures will safely accelerate the critical cycle of discovering, developing, and delivering new cures and treatments. We can close the gaps between advances in scientific knowledge about cures and outdated regulatory policies.

This legislation is an innovation game-changer. By accelerating that critical process, we can deliver hope to patients everywhere, while ensuring America remains the global leader in biomedical innovation. To put it simply, 21st Century Cures is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to help researchers change the way we fight disease.

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Source: House Committee on Energy and Commerce