The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us the importance of building pressure-resistant healthcare systems as medical staff around the world continue to experience unprecedented numbers of daily cases. As a cornerstone of the healthcare system, healthtech solutions have shown to increase the speed, access, and efficiency of healthcare services, while simultaneously lowering costs. From phone-based consultations to home-based treatments, healthtech is transforming traditional delivery channels and encouraging more patient-centric approaches. But the implementation of healthtech has its challenges, including adoption, care quality, data privacy, and resource management. What's needed to ensure a society-wide transformation, while maintaining safety, fiscal sustainability, patient privacy, and high care standards?
How are patient organizations taking on the challenge of diversity, equity, and inclusion within biomedical research to create better health outcomes for all patient populations, especially those historically excluded from research and...
Rajiv Ahuja, associate director at the Milken Institute, focusing on the future of aging, moderates this Advances in Science webinar with featured guest Richard J. Hodes, M.D., Director of the National Institute on Aging (NIA) at the...
How are nonprofit organizations leveraging venture philanthropy to accelerate the development of treatments and cures? As part of The Research Acceleration and Innovation Network (TRAIN) webinar series, FasterCures takes a deeper dive into...
Data from and about patients is essential in order to advance biomedical research, but its collection and dissemination can be a significant investment of time and resources for patient organizations that choose to be the intermediary...
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated job displacement and unemployment trends—in California and across the country—precipitated by advancements in technology and automation. Although these disruptive forces impacting the workforce are not...
How can nonprofit organizations develop and implement a venture philanthropy investment strategy? As part of The Research Acceleration and Innovation Network (TRAIN) webinar series, FasterCures collaborated with MI Philanthropy to take a...
Despite significant advances in renewable energy, biotech, and life sciences jobs, the journey from generating breakthrough discoveries to creating accessible jobs across green and blue industries remains difficult to quantify. Industries...
One thing has been made abundantly clear during the COVID-19 pandemic. Californians are quitting their jobs at unprecedented rates. The recent job reports only continue to solidify this notion. Whether searching for better pay, more...
While employment in much of the United States has recovered successfully from the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, California remains one of the few states that has struggled to recoup jobs at a pace on par with the rest of the nation...