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Dr. Bassaganya-Riera to represent Biotherapeutics in the 21st Century Cures Roundtable in VA with Rep. Morgan Griffith

WASHINGTON DC: Oct. 20, 2014 – Energy and Commerce Committee members have taken the bipartisan 21st Century Cures initiative around the country with roundtables in Colorado, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Florida, Ohio, Michigan, and North Carolina. The ongoing conversations have been instrumental in building support for the important effort. This week, Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), along with Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN), will take the conversation to Virginia. Health leaders, innovators, and academics will join Griffith at the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine in Blacksburg, Virginia, this Wednesday, October 22, 2014.

“I’m excited to bring the bipartisan 21st Century Cures initiative to Virginia,” said Griffith. “This effort has been largely successful due to the opinions and ideas we’ve gathered from across the country. It is important that Virginia’s leading health officials have a seat at the table to help accelerate the cures process and improve cures in America.”

Participants will discuss many of the ideas the committee has heard over the past several months to accelerate the pace of cures in America, including improvements to drug and device approvals and clinical trials, as well as issues including telemedicine, mobile health apps, personalized medicine, medical research, funding, and more. Participants will include:

  • Dr. Bob Meyer, University of Virginia Health System
  • Dr. Karen Rheuban, University of Virginia Health System
  • Dr. Maciek Sasinowski, Health Diagnostic Laboratory
  • Jeff Gallagher, Virginia BIO
  • Michael Matthews, Healtheway
  • Dr. Dixie Tooke-Rawlins, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Dr. Rob Gourdie, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
  • Dr. Stephen Morgan, Carilion
  • Dr. Josep Bassaganya-Riera, BioTherapeutics Inc.
  • Karl Strohmeier, Teva
  • Dr. John Davis, Davis Medical

Learn more about the Virginia roundtable here.

Learn more about the 21st Century Cures initiative here and join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter using #Path2Cures.

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