PhRMA Releases Video on ‘How Medicines Can Curb Health Care Costs’
Washington, DC, August 31, 2015 ― The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) in June released a new video that explains how continued innovation has helped patients to live longer, healthier lives.
Shifting the treatment paradigm by slowing, treating and curing diseases has helped patients avoid expensive hospital care.
Medicines have helped raise the average U.S. life expectancy from 47 years in 1900 to 78 years. Continue reading
Event: Innovation New Jersey to Celebrate 5th Anniverary Oct. 1 at AT&T
Trenton, NJ, August 31, 2015 ― Innovation New Jersey will celebrate its 5th anniversary at AT&T Global Network Operations Center in Basking Ridge from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The event will be co-hosted by the New Jersey Policy Research Organization (NJPRO) Foundation, the New Jersey Business & Industry Association (NJBIA) and HINJ.
To register, click here.
PhRMA Video Focuses on Biopharmaceutical Research & Development; Failures Lead to Successes
Washington, DC, August 30, 2015 ― The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) has released a new video on the research and development (R&D) of new, innovative medications.
PhRMA’s Holly Campbell reports that prescription medicines save lives and cut health care costs. However, conjuring a drug to life is a challenging undertaking — and the science is only getting harder.
While it may sound counterintuitive, as our understanding of science grows, so does the complexity of developing new medicines — particularly as treatments are increasingly tailored to the unique needs of individual patients. Continue reading
Event: NJ Civil Justice Institute to Host Fall Legal Reform Conference on September 18
Trenton, NJ, August 29, 2015 ― The New Jersey Civil Justice Institute will host a half day conference on September 18 to increase awareness of the hidden legal risk that is blindsiding New Jersey businesses – private lawsuits over regulatory violations.
The event, which is being held at the Hotel Woodbridge at Metropark from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., will feature a networking breakfast, two panel discussions with lawmakers, including: Continue reading
CDC Reports: Vaccine Exemption Rate for NJ Kindergarteners Creeps Up
Trenton, NJ, August 28, 2015 ― Tim Darragh reports in The Star-Ledger that New Jersey’s high rate of kindergarten-age children receiving their vaccinations before school is not quite as high, a new federal report shows and continues to fall below the national average.
The estimated percentage of kids entering kindergarten who received a pass on their vaccines rose to 1.8 percent in the 2014-2015 school year, up from 1.6 percent a year earlier, according to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Continue reading
Event: New Jersey Chamber of Commerce to Host First-of-Its-Kind Business Summit September 17-18
Trenton, NJ, August 28, 2015 ― The New Jersey Chamber of Commerce will host a first-of-its-kind New Jersey Business Summit at the Borgata Casino Hotel & Spa in Atlantic City and September 17 and 18.
This two-day summit will include many of the state’s chambers of commerce, business trade associations (including the HealthCare Institute of New Jersey), nonprofits, labor organizations and institutions of higher education, as well as representatives of the Christie administration, the state Legislature and local governments. Continue reading
Rutgers Offers Health Majors Aid to Cover Surprise 60 Percent Tuition Hike
New Brunswick, NJ, August 27, 2015 ― Kelly Heyboer reports in The Star-Ledger that Rutgers University will offer scholarships to freshmen in several health majors to cover a 60 percent tuition hike students said took them by surprise, campus officials said.
Tuition for several majors in Rutgers’ School of Health Related Professions — including sonography, dental hygiene and nuclear medicine — were scheduled to jump from $345 to $552 per credit this fall. Continue reading
For 2015 Innovation Gala on Oct. 26, NJ Chamber of Commerce Asks: What Are Sci-Fi’s Greatest Hits?
Trenton, NJ, August 27, 2015 ― The New Jersey Chamber of Commerce is partnering with NJBIZ to host the Innovation Gala 2.0 – the iGALA, the Chamber’s second annual celebration of the state’s rich history of innovation. The evening event will be held October 26 at The Palace in Somerset.
The 2015 event will salute science fiction and its impact on innovation.
To take the Chamber’s iPINION survey on sci-fi’s greatest hits, click here. Continue reading
Experts Agree: 21st Century Cures Act is Good for Patients, Researchers and Economy
Washington, DC, August 26, 2015 ― On July 10, the House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly in support of the 21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 6).
The legislation, 352 pages long, includes a number of provisions to help accelerate the development of new cures and treatments, support scientists, and unleash a new generation of research. In addition, H.R. 6 provides a needed, temporary boost of funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help carry out these policies.
Experts from around the United States continue to voice their support for the 21st Century Cures Act. Continue reading
Event: NJ Center for Biomaterials to Host Biomaterials Science Symposium November 9
New Brunswick, NJ, August 26, 2015 ― The New Jersey Center for Biomaterials at Rutgers University will host its New Jersey Symposium on Biomaterial Science on November 9.
The focus of the 2015 symposium will be “The Promise and Challenge of Bioactive Materials” with a special focus on translation and industrial technologies.
This annual event is a premier regional meeting that has gained global recognition for its broad scope, stimulating themes, and interdisciplinary attendance. Continue reading
