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Former NCI Deputy Director Dr. Anna Barker and Attorney and Advocate Catherine Stevens Join Friends Board of Directors

For Immediate Release      May 5, 2010   Contact: Ryan Hohman – 202.944.6708 – rhohman@focr.org       Former NCI Deputy Director Dr. Anna Barker and Attorney and Advocate Catherine Stevens Join Friends Board of Directors       Washington, DC- Friends of Cancer Research (Friends), a Washington, DC-based think tank and advocacy organization,…

FDA and Its Regulated Industries Are a Cornerstone of U.S. Economic Growth and Job Creation

  FDA and Its Regulated Industries Are a Cornerstone of U.S. Economic Growth and Job Creation ——————- Alliance for a Stronger FDA Releases Report on FDA’s Positive Impact on the U.S. Economy   WASHINGTON, D.C., March 7, 2011 – The Alliance for a Stronger FDA today released a white paper on the far-reaching and positive…

New report: 129 million Americans with a pre-existing condition could be denied coverage without new health reform law

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:       Tuesday, January 18, 2011                                           Contact: HHS Press Office                                                                                                                                       (202) 690-6343                                                                                                                       New report: 129 million Americans with a pre-existing condition could be denied coverage without new health reform law Without Affordable Care Act protections, in 2014, 1 in 2 non-elderly Americans could be denied coverage or charged more due to a pre-existing…

TEARING DOWN THE SILOS: ADDRESSING SYSTEMATIC BARRIERS IN THE RESEARCH PROCESS

On December 14, 2010, Friends of Cancer Research (Friends) Chair and Founder, Dr. Ellen Sigal presented before the President’s Cancer Panel. Her presentation was given in conjunction with the release of a white paper titled: Tearing Down the Silos: Addressing Systematic Barriers in the Research Process. During her presentation, Dr. Sigal called on research organizations,…

White Paper on New Models for Accelerated Drug Discovery and Development Is Released

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KANSAS CITY, Mo. (December 1, 2010) – Five leaders in the medical innovation field released a white paper today titled The New Role of Academia in Drug Discovery and Development: New Thinking, New Competencies, New Results. This white paper reflects key recommendations from a July 2010 town hall meeting in Kansas City…

PCORI Board Announcement

Dr. Ellen Sigal named to Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute Board of Governors Chair of Friends of Cancer Research Appointed as One of 19 Member Board for Comparative Effectiveness Research Washington, D.C.- Friends of Cancer Research (Friends) would like to congratulate our Chair and Founder Dr. Ellen Sigal for her nomination to the Patient Centered Outcomes Research…

PCORI Board Announcement

Dr. Ellen Sigal named to Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute Board of Governors Chair of Friends of Cancer Research Appointed as One of 19 Member Board for Comparative Effectiveness Research Washington, D.C.- Friends of Cancer Research (Friends) would like to congratulate our Chair and Founder Dr. Ellen Sigal for her nomination to the Patient Centered Outcomes Research…

Stand Up 2 Cancer September 10th

Stand Up 2 Cancer September 10th

Senator Ted Stevens

 Senator Ted Stevens (1923-2010) Friends of Cancer Research would like to express our most heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Senator Ted Stevens. Senator Stevens was a prostate cancer survivor, and, during his decades in Congress, a steadfast champion of cancer and biomedical research. As Senator, including his time as Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Ted Stevens…