R&D Focus: Four ways the biopharmaceutical industry leads in delivering new treatments and cures
By Andrew Powaleny | December 9, 2019
In recent years, rapid advances in scientific discovery have ushered in a new era of medicine, transforming our ability to treat, and in some cases cure, some of the most challenging diseases,...
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New poll: 76% of voters concerned Speaker Pelosi’s plan would result in fewer new medicines
By Nicole Longo | December 5, 2019
The House of Representatives has spent much of this fall focused on Speaker Pelosi’s drug pricing bill, H.R.3, but a recent survey of nearly 2,000 registered voters confirms that H.R.3 is not the...
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Speaker Pelosi’s drug pricing plan could result in 56 fewer new medicines over 10 years
By Juliet Johnson | November 21, 2019
A new analysis from economic consulting firm Vital Transformation shows that Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s drug pricing plan, H.R.3, could result in at least 56 fewer innovative medicines for patients...
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Pelosi’s radical plan would leave patients with sickle cell disease behind
By Tom Wilbur | November 14, 2019
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most commonly inherited genetic blood disorder, affecting nearly 100,000 children and adults in the United States. Three million Americans carry the sickle cell...
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R&D Focus: It takes an ecosystem to deliver innovative new therapies
By Richard Moscicki, M.D. | November 14, 2019
We are living in a new era of medicine where innovations are transforming our ability to attack the cause of a disease, not just the symptoms. Today, concepts, such as cell and gene therapies, ...
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PhRMA submission to 2020 National Trade Estimate Report: Urgent action required to protect U.S. biopharmaceutical innovation
By Douglas Petersen | November 8, 2019
International trade policy plays a critical role in ensuring that the U.S. biopharmaceutical industry can continue to develop and provide both American and international patients with access to...
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Pelosi’s radical plan would leave patients with rare pediatric diseases behind
By Tom Wilbur | November 7, 2019
There are about 7,000 rare diseases and half of these affect children. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), 30 million Americans, or 10 percent of the population, have one of the...
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IP Explained: By the Numbers: How reliable IP protections promote a strong U.S. economy
By Tom Wilbur | November 4, 2019
The U.S. biopharmaceutical industry depends on predictable and reliable intellectual property (IP) protections, including patents, to maintain its role as the global leader in biopharmaceutical...
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What they are saying: Negative impact of Pelosi’s plan on biopharmaceutical innovation
By Tom Wilbur | October 31, 2019
Recently, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled a radical drug pricing plan, H.R. 3, that would be the wrong approach for patients, the U.S. health care system and the economy.
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Pelosi’s radical plan leaves lung cancer patients behind
By Tom Wilbur | October 23, 2019
Lung cancer is the second most common form of cancer in men and women and the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. In 2019 alone, there will be an estimated 228,000 new...
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