Eric Small, Senior Administrative Assistant for the Center for Biomedical Innovation, was recognized with an Outstanding Contributor Award in the 2021 MIT Excellence Awards. He was cited for his “empathy, … Read More
LEAPS Monthly Recap: May 2021
SPECIAL DESIGN LAB LEAPS hosts special Design Lab on COVID-19 Long-Haulers On May 19, 2021, LEAPS hosted a virtual Design Lab on behalf of MIT Lincoln Labs, DTRA (the Defense … Read More
FoCUS Monthly Recap: May 2021
NEW MEMBER CSL Behring joins FoCUS “CSL Behring strengthens our consortium’s perspectives on how to achieve patient impact with cutting-edge therapies,” said Gigi Hirsch, MD, executive director of NEWDIGS. “The … Read More
CSL Behring joins NEWDIGS FoCUS Project
Collaboration to improve accessibility and sustainability of new cell and gene therapiesThursday, May 27, 2021 Global biotherapeutic leader CSL Behring has joined the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Biomedical Innovation’s New … Read More
LEAPS hosts special Design Lab on COVID-19 Long-Haulers
On May 19, 2021, LEAPS hosted a virtual Design Lab on behalf of MIT Lincoln Labs, DTRA (the Defense Threat Reduction Agency), and its DOMANE (Discovery of Medical countermeasures Against Novel Entities) project. The … Read More
Paying for Cures Self-Insured Employers workshop in June
Explore the impact of cell and gene therapies on your health benefit plans, survey the risks, and learn about solutions. Durable, potentially curative therapies for genetic disorders and cancer have … Read More
FoCUS Monthly Recap: March 2021
NEW RESEARCH Payer perspectives on outcomes tracking for value-based payment arrangements (VBPs) With the new CMS rule changing Medicaid Best Price reporting to encourage VBPs, many options are available for … Read More
LEAPS Monthly Recap: March 2021
NEW WORKSTREAM Margaux Hall to co-lead Fit-for-Purpose RWE evaluation Margaux Hall, Partner at Ropes and Gray and valued collaborator in the NEWDIGS FoCUS (Financing of Cures in the US) Project, will … Read More
Margaux Hall to co-lead Fit-for-Purpose RWE evaluation
Margaux Hall, Partner at Ropes and Gray and valued collaborator in the NEWDIGS FoCUS (Financing of Cures in the US) Project, will be co-leading a new workstream in LEAPS focused on … Read More
Dr. Hans-Georg Eichler to co-author publication on RWE in personalized medicine access and reimbursement
Dr. Hans-Georg Eichler, will be retiring next month from his current position of Senior Medical Officer of the European Medicines Agency (EMA). After his retirement, he will be co-leading the … Read More