Changemakers

Changemakers is a group of philanthropic innovators that:

• Drive systems change in biomedical research and development (R&D) by serving as a future-focused force that advances more efficient, patient-centered biomedical R&D.
• Catalyze collaboration on shared challenges by bringing stakeholders together to align, collaborate, and make measurable progress on the most pressing issues facing the biomedical community.
• Generate and share actionable insights by synthesizing and sharing knowledge to help nonprofits and partners operate more effectively and accelerate impact.
• Strengthen relationships across the ecosystem by acting as a platform for building meaningful connections and deepening collaboration across the biomedical R&D community.

• Surface emerging issues and opportunities by providing a trusted forum to identify, assess, and elevate emerging trends and priorities that may warrant action by FasterCures and the field.

• Engage as strategic partners in FasterCures and Milken Institute initiatives.

Members of Changemakers are recognized global leaders in biomedical innovation and lead high-profile not-for-profit organizations dedicated to accelerating treatments to patients globally. Changemakers can serve as a platform to identify and discuss potential areas of collaboration on topics of shared interest, such as:    

• redefining the role of philanthropic capital;
• regulatory innovation;
• health-care access and equity;
• cross-disease research collaboration; and
• leveraging new technologies and AI to advance research.