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  1. Milken Institute54 min

    The Future of Biomedical Research and Innovation | Future of Health Summit 2025

    Esther Krofah, Robert Califf, Julie Gerberding, Sharmila Makhija, Elias Zerhouni

    A comprehensive review of the U.S. biomedical ecosystem reveals that the nation's seven-pillar research framework is currently threatened by a convergence of reduced federal funding, immigration restrictions, and ideological pressures on universities, all while global competitors like China and Singapore accelerate their own centralized health strategies. Despite possessing a premier research engine, the United States suffers from a critical implementation gap where $5.4 trillion in annual healthcare spending fails to address fundamental issues like low life expectancy, high medical bankruptcy, and a severe erosion of public trust in scientific institutions. Strategic recommendations now urge a shift toward a unified national life sciences strategy that leverages federated data infrastructure, aligns financial incentives with preventive care, and mobilizes political and voter engagement to restore the country's competitive edge in global innovation.

  2. Milken Institute1h 14m

    Sustaining the New 'Golden Age' of Medical Research

    Margaret Anderson, Francis Collins, Kathy Giusti, Michael Milken, Kevin Yoder, Elias Zerhouni

    At the 19th annual Milken Institute Global Conference, leaders including Kathy Hudson, Elias Zerhouni, and Francis Collins convened to address systemic inefficiencies in biomedical research while celebrating unprecedented therapeutic breakthroughs. The panelists emphasized that stagnant NIH funding and a 16% grant success rate threaten the scientific pipeline, yet initiatives like the Precision Medicine Initiative and Accelerating Medicine Partnerships are introducing parallel processing and open data models to accelerate cures. By reframing research as a national security priority and integrating artificial intelligence, these experts argue that coordinated public-private ecosystems can overcome current bottlenecks to deliver transformative medical advancements.