The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health Announces the Launch of a Public-Private Partnership to Accelerate ALS Diagnosis and Treatment

  • The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health Announces the Launch of a Public-Private Partnership to Accelerate ALS Diagnosis and Treatment
  • The Accelerating Medicines Partnership® in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (AMP® ALS) will create the largest open data platform for ALS research
  • Partnership will enable discovery and development of diagnostic tools, biomarkers, and better treatments

Managed by the FNIH, the Accelerating Medicines Partnership® in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (AMP® ALS) brings together the resources and expertise of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Critical Path Institute (C-Path), and other stakeholders from academia, life science companies, foundations, and patient-focused groups to tackle the tremendous challenges of diagnosing, understanding, and treating the disease. AMP ALS is supported by a combined commitment of approximately $60 million.Continue reading

New BIOSECURE bill “reinforces the national security imperative of the biotechnology industry”

House lawmakers today unveiled a new draft of the BIOSECURE Act. Shortly after, BIO President and CEO, John F. Crowley, made the following statement:

“The BIOSECURE bill released in the House today reinforces the national security imperative of the biotechnology industry as a critical strategic asset of the United States of America. It highlights a key vulnerability in our global supply chain and importantly provides a reasonable timeframe for companies to decouple their reliance on China-based biomanufacturing. It ensures during this transition that important biomedical research will not be slowed and that patients will have unimpeded access to life saving medicines.Continue reading