Preventable illnesses remain among the most significant global health challenges. Noncommunicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and obesity contribute substantially to premature mortality, often linked to limited access to healthy foods, insufficient physical activity, and underused screening services. Embracing a prevention-first strategy is vital for preserving population health and moderating the escalating costs associated with advanced care.

At FasterCures, we aim to speed the delivery of treatments to all patients by addressing barriers to the development of new products, by leveraging patients’ data responsibly and delivering direct benefits from contributing their information, and by ensuring the biomedical research ecosystem is as diverse and inclusive as the populations it is intended to serve.

The COVID-19 pandemic revealed significant gaps in our health-care system, including in our clinical trial infrastructure. In addition, the stark differences in health outcomes for different populations underscored the need to address health disparities and social determinants of health. FasterCures wants to ensure the lessons of the COVID-19 crisis are not lost as the urgency subsides, particularly in the conduct of research and development.  
 

Since FasterCures’ inception in 2003, we have emphasized the importance of putting patients at the center of the biomedical research system and produced resources to advance the science of patient input in biomedical research. Our capacity-building programs seek to strengthen the ability of patient foundations and nonprofit organizations to support, advance, or conduct research that can lead to new therapies for patient communities.

In our collaborations across Africa, and with inputs from members of its Africa Leadership Council, the Milken Institute strives to help ensure that African countries become full participants in global capital markets. Among other initiatives, we are building the next generation of leaders in financial policy and asset management; catalyzing technological innovation and entrepreneurship; and fostering policy and investor dialogue to help advance sustainability, health, and shared prosperity in Africa.

Our international work in the region engages leaders from industry, government, academia, civil society, and more through signature events like our annual Global Conference and curated, local roundtables and meetings. Through our on-the-ground staff and deep partnerships throughout the region, we foster regional and international development and growth.

Europe faces some great challenges in the decade ahead. Whether it be accelerating the energy transition, harnessing the promise of emerging technologies or financing the continent’s defence and security needs. Equally, we've seen a rising energy to make the UK and Europe competitive over the next decade. Against this backdrop, the Milken Institute’s Europe team aims to bring its global network of investors, policymakers, thought leaders and philanthropists together to identify innovative solutions and channel global capital to scale their impact.

Our approach is two-fold: we leverage the power of the wider Milken Institute’s global convenings and communities to create a channel for regional leaders to share their challenges and explore solutions with our wider network. Secondly, our local team convenes relevant experts in curated roundtables and workshops to diagnose issues in depth, understand the barriers and opportunities for capital deployment in critical areas, and propose policy changes to unlock investment and growth. 

Our work in the Asia-Pacific region stems from deep engagement with leaders in government, business, academia, and civil society. We conduct in-depth research and analysis on pressing issues, convene thought leaders at invite-only and public events, and inform policy decisions to foster regional development and growth. 

Financial Innovations Labs® (FIL) are the Milken Institute's signature, applied research projects, designed to devise new business models, policy recommendations, capital structures, and financial technologies that can achieve concrete goals. By bringing together a diverse group of stakeholders, FIL encourages collaboration among parties who may not normally interact to address global challenges by examination through a financial lens, leading to outcomes that influence the flow of capital to promote progress and change.

Many communities face barriers to funding the critical infrastructure needed for long-term growth. The 10,000 Communities Initiative works with public and private partners nationwide to connect people, projects, and capital in support of equitable investment in lasting community resilience.