New medicines offer hope, require caution

August 1, 2011

By Helena R. Berger, Executive Vice President & CEO, American Association of People with Disabilities
Buffalo News

The future of medicine is biologic drugs. Not only have they revolutionized the medical treatments of serious diseases, they have also transformed treatments for many people with disabilities – from offering new promise to people with multiple sclerosis to aiding those with debilitating arthritis.

A lot has been written about how the Food and Drug Administration may soon approve biosimilars, the first attempted copies of biologics. But as part of an ongoing commitment to support efforts to assure accessible, high-quality and affordable health care for people with disabilities, we must ensure that patient safety is at the forefront of public policy discussions as they relate to their approval and usage.

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New medicines offer hope, require caution

August 1, 2011

By Helena R. Berger, Executive Vice President & CEO, American Association of People with Disabilities
Buffalo News

The future of medicine is biologic drugs. Not only have they revolutionized the medical treatments of serious diseases, they have also transformed treatments for many people with disabilities – from offering new promise to people with multiple sclerosis to aiding those with debilitating arthritis.

A lot has been written about how the Food and Drug Administration may soon approve biosimilars, the first attempted copies of biologics. But as part of an ongoing commitment to support efforts to assure accessible, high-quality and affordable health care for people with disabilities, we must ensure that patient safety is at the forefront of public policy discussions as they relate to their approval and usage.

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Biosimilars Policy Forum: Ensuring Patient Safety

August 1, 2011

Alliance for Safe Biologic Medicines & Pennsylvania Bio
August 17, 2011
The Quorum at the University Science Center
Philadelphia, PA

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Rethink regulations for new drug therapies

July 28, 2011

Orange County Register
By Thair Phillips, President, RetireSafe

The biotech revolution has brought hope to millions of Americans coping with some of the most devastating medical conditions, including cancer, Parkinson’s disease and rheumatoid arthritis. New prescription drugs, known as biologics, that were born of this revolution now comprise the fastest-growing segment of the pharmaceutical market and could account for half of all new drugs approved by 2015.

With intense pressure on governments to control rising health care costs, a push is underway to introduce lower-cost biotech medicines that function more or less as equivalents of these biologics. But a host of complicating factors surrounding biologics – not least of which is patient safety – have doctors, patients, drug companies, and regulators trying to work through the thorny problems unique to these drugs.

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Rethink regulations for new drug therapies

July 28, 2011

Orange County Register
By Thair Phillips, President, RetireSafe

The biotech revolution has brought hope to millions of Americans coping with some of the most devastating medical conditions, including cancer, Parkinson’s disease and rheumatoid arthritis. New prescription drugs, known as biologics, that were born of this revolution now comprise the fastest-growing segment of the pharmaceutical market and could account for half of all new drugs approved by 2015.

With intense pressure on governments to control rising health care costs, a push is underway to introduce lower-cost biotech medicines that function more or less as equivalents of these biologics. But a host of complicating factors surrounding biologics – not least of which is patient safety – have doctors, patients, drug companies, and regulators trying to work through the thorny problems unique to these drugs.

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Annual Luncheon Celebrating Women in Science

July 14, 2011

September 20, 2011
Rice Hotel
Houston, TX

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Annual Luncheon Celebrating Women in Science

July 14, 2011

September 20, 2011
Rice Hotel
Houston, TX

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BioHouston Breakfast Forum

July 14, 2011

June 21, 2011
Trevisio Restaurant – 6550 Bertner Street
Houston, TX

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BioHouston Breakfast Forum

July 14, 2011

June 21, 2011
Trevisio Restaurant – 6550 Bertner Street
Houston, TX

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10th Annual Life Sciences Technology Venture Forum

July 14, 2011

June 16, 2011
Rice University, Jones Graduate School of Business
Houston, TX

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