There is a growing recognition of the importance of augmenting product- focused learning with disease-focused learning, incorporating the value of advances in real-world evidence (RWE). In LEAPS, we aim to … Read More
Advancing Healthcare through Innovation and Collaboration
NEWDIGS is an exciting and innovative approach to developing solutions for systemwide impediments to biomedical innovation and patient care. The noncompetitive, collaborative environment encourages novel and fresh ideas and interactions to … Read More
Dr Gigi Hirsch speaks on Milken Institute Future Health Summit
On October 29 Dr Hirsch participated in a panel discussion titled, “Flipping the Script: Designing the System to Deliver for Patients” in Washington, DC. The diverse panel covered the challenges … Read More
Advancing Healthcare through Innovation and Collaboration
An Interview with Gigi Hirsch, MD for Evidera | PPD publication: The Evidence Forum Dr Gigi Hirsch and Dr Debra Schaumberg, Vice President, Scientific Affairs, Real-World Evidence at Evidera, discuss the … Read More
Transforming Real-World Evidence in Biomedical Innovation: Advancing the Design of Collaborative Disease-Focused Learning Ecosystems
The LEAPS methodology begins by answering two structured questions – WHAT evidence to produce, and HOW to produce it, as outlined in this two-part Research Brief series: • Part I: … Read More
Baking the Cake: A decision driven framework for planning fit-forpurpose evidence across stakeholders
The LEAPS methodology begins by answering two structured questions: what evidence to produce, and how to produce it, as outlined in this two-part Research Brief series: • Part I: Baking … Read More
NEWDIGS turns 10!
Letter from Dr Gigi Hirsch Executive Director, MIT Center for Biomedical Innovation and Director, NEWDIGS In 2009 an international working group of biomedical research and healthcare leaders gathered at MIT … Read More
LEAPS Design Lab at MIT advances work on Massachusetts-wide rheumatoid arthritis “learning engine”
The LEAPS Project in the MIT Center for Biomedical Innovation’s NEWDIGS Initiative held its third Design Lab June 18–19 at MIT. It was well attended by leaders and innovators across … Read More
Arthritis Foundation joins NEWDIGS LEAPS Project
Consortium dedicated to launching a healthcare system-wide “learning engine” for rheumatoid arthritis in Massachusetts The Arthritis Foundation has joined the NEWDIGS Initiative at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for … Read More
Gigi Hirsch speaks about Dynamic Dossier in the Cloud project at Sanofi
On June 11, 2019, MIT Center for Biomedical Innovation Executive Director Gigi Hirsch, MD, addressed the 4th Regulatory Innovation Evening held at Sanofi. This event brings pharmaceutical and regulatory professionals together … Read More