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Developing Machine Learning Models for Prediction of Onset of Type-2 Diabetes
Reporter: Amandeep Kaur, B.Sc., M.Sc.
A recent study reports the development of an advanced AI algorithm which predicts up to five years in advance the starting of type 2 diabetes by utilizing regularly collected medical data. Researchers described their AI model as notable and distinctive based on the specific design which perform assessments at the population level.
The first author Mathieu Ravaut, M.Sc. of the University of Toronto and other team members stated that “The main purpose of our model was to inform population health planning and management for the prevention of diabetes that incorporates health equity. It was not our goal for this model to be applied in the context of individual patient care.”
Research group collected data from 2006 to 2016 of approximately 2.1 million patients treated at the same healthcare system in Ontario, Canada. Even though the patients were belonged to the same area, the authors highlighted that Ontario encompasses a diverse and large population.
The newly developed algorithm was instructed with data of approximately 1.6 million patients, validated with data of about 243,000 patients and evaluated with more than 236,000 patient’s data. The data used to improve the algorithm included the medical history of each patient from previous two years- prescriptions, medications, lab tests and demographic information.
When predicting the onset of type 2 diabetes within five years, the algorithm model reached a test area under the ROC curve of 80.26.
The authors reported that “Our model showed consistent calibration across sex, immigration status, racial/ethnic and material deprivation, and a low to moderate number of events in the health care history of the patient. The cohort was representative of the whole population of Ontario, which is itself among the most diverse in the world. The model was well calibrated, and its discrimination, although with a slightly different end goal, was competitive with results reported in the literature for other machine learning–based studies that used more granular clinical data from electronic medical records without any modifications to the original test set distribution.”
This model could potentially improve the healthcare system of countries equipped with thorough administrative databases and aim towards specific cohorts that may encounter the faulty outcomes.
Research group stated that “Because our machine learning model included social determinants of health that are known to contribute to diabetes risk, our population-wide approach to risk assessment may represent a tool for addressing health disparities.”
Ravaut M, Harish V, Sadeghi H, et al. Development and Validation of a Machine Learning Model Using Administrative Health Data to Predict Onset of Type 2 Diabetes. JAMA Netw Open. 2021;4(5):e2111315. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.11315 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2780137
Other related articles were published in this Open Access Online Scientific Journal, including the following:
AI in Drug Discovery: Data Science and Core Biology @Merck &Co, Inc., @GNS Healthcare, @QuartzBio, @Benevolent AI and Nuritas
Reporters: Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN and Irina Robu, PhD
EPISODE #5: WILLIAM MCQUILLAN, FOUNDING PARTNER OF A VENTURE FIRM FOR GLOBALLY AMBITIOUS B2B COMPANIES
William is a founding partner of Frontline Ventures. Prior to starting Frontline, he was a founding employee at Ondra, an award-winning investment boutique that went from a 4 person team to 70+ employees in only 18 months. When Frontline was founded, William was 27 years old, making him the youngest VC ever to have raised a fund at that time (2012). Shortly after recording this episode William announced Frontline Fund III.
In this episode you will learn:
– How William has built a truly differentiated investment thesis for Frontline’s two funds.
– What William looks for in seed stage startups and why he believes integrity is all important and money cannot be the founder’s main driver.
– How William perceives the effects of Brexit and its implications for their investment strategy and work with startups.
– Why William is a supporter of founders taking a small bit of secondaries.
EPISODE #4: SHOMIT GHOSE, GP OF A SILICON VALLEY FIRM WITH 7 FUNDS UNDER ITS BELT
This episode runs contrary to what the European VC stands for and features an American VC from the Valley. However, the focus is on looking from the outside in, as well as carving out lessons learned from decades of collaboration across the Atlantic. Shomit Ghose is a General Partner of ONSET Ventures, a leading early stage venture firm operating out of Sand Hill Road, in Silicon Valley. With more than 130 startups and 7 funds under its belt, ONSET Ventures is a highly respected firm in the Valley. Shomit is a seasoned VC with multiple IPOs under his belt – both as an investor and as an entrepreneur.
In this episode you will learn:
– How the European and American VC landscapes differ and what we can learn from both.
– How to increase your presence and establish collaborations between US and European VCs.
– How to approach building a country-agnostic fund and the role of VCs, LPs and Institutions.
EPISODE #3 MICHAEL HANSEN, CEO OF A LEADING BUSINESS ANGEL ASSOCIATION IN EUROPE
Michael Hansen is the CEO of DanBAN, Denmark’s leading Business Angel Association. DanBAN consist of more than 200 active Angels who collectively invest in more than 30 M€ on an annual basis. Prior to joining DanBAN, Michael was the chief architect behind the sprawling investment environment around the Danish Robotics Cluster which is broadly recognized as one of the very strongest clusters for Robotics companies in Europe, if not the world.
In this episode, you will learn from a true investment cluster builder
– The importance of politicians making brave strategic decisions in promoting cluster development.
– The story of the Danish Robotics Cluster in which the first collaborative robots were hatched, counting with two acquisitions at a valuation of almost 1 billion EUR.
– How to work with national clusters to generate deal flow and fast track deals.
– Collaboration models between Business Angels and VCs.
EPISODE #2 STEPHAN MORAIS, FOUNDER AND MANAGING PARTNER OF A LEADING EARLY-STAGE DEEP TECH VC FIRM
Stephan Morais is the founder and Managing Partner of Indico Capital Partners, a leading early-stage deep tech VC firm. With a diversified background as an investment banker, consultant, entrepreneur and CEO, he has lived in 8 countries and 4 continents over the last 24 years, and acted as and advisor to politicians and European institutions. Prior to founding Indico, Stephan was an Executive Board Member at Caixa Capital, where he led investment rounds of many Portuguese global tech success stories.
In this episode, you’ll learn
– How Stephan tackled raising a VC fund and what to should look for in LPs
– How European VCs can push for policy developments that allow for more capital to be deployed into the industry
– What Europe can learn from other countries and regions
– What learnings Stephan has drawn from running an iberian fund
EPISODE #1 MARC LOHRMANN, MANAGING PARTNER OF A 120 M€ LIFE SCIENCE FUND
Marc Lohrmann is the Managing Partner of Vesalius Biocapital III, a 120 €M venture capital fund investing in late-stage companies in drug development, medical devices, diagnostics and eHealth, across Europe. Prior to joining Vesalius, Marc started eight life sciences companies, worked as an investment manager at a leading corporate VC and worked with several corporate finance boutiques focused on life sciences M&A transactions.
In this episode, you’ll learn
– How VBC III works as a country-agnostic VC fund and the main barriers to more funds investing across Europe.
– How investors without a natural sciences background can create value for Life Sciences companies and why founders find these investors a refreshing element in the board room.
– What Marc would love to change about European VC, what’s important when investing across Europe and what’s next for Marc.
The Davos Agenda 2021 will convene under the theme: A Crucial Year to Rebuild Trust
The World Economic Forum will gather the world’s foremost leaders to address the economic, environmental, social and technological challenges following the COVID-19 pandemic
More than 1,500 business, government and civil society leaders from over 70 countries will set the agenda for a critical year ahead and discuss how to catalyse impact in the rapidly advancing Fourth Industrial Revolution
The conclusions from the Davos Agenda week will feed into task forces working on global issues for the upcoming Special Annual Meeting in Singapore
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Geneva, Switzerland, 18 January 2021 – The World Economic Forum Davos Agenda, taking place virtually on 25-29 January, will bring together the foremost leaders of the world to address the new global situation. Heads of state and government, chief executives and leaders from civil society will convene under the theme: A Crucial Year to Rebuild Trust.
The meeting will focus on creating impact, rebuilding trust and shaping the policies and partnerships needed in 2021.
“In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the need to reset priorities and the urgency to reform systems have been growing stronger around the world,” said Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum. “Rebuilding trust and increasing global cooperation are crucial to fostering innovative and bold solutions to stem the pandemic and drive a robust recovery. This unique meeting will be an opportunity for leaders to outline their vision and address the most important issues of our time, such as the need to accelerate job creation and to protect the environment.”
The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that no institution or individual alone can address the economic, environmental, social and technological challenges of our complex, interdependent world. The pandemic has accelerated systemic changes that were apparent before its inception. The fault lines that emerged in 2020 now appear as critical crossroads in 2021. The Davos Agenda will help leaders choose innovative and bold solutions to stem the pandemic and drive a robust recovery over the next year.
The five programme themes are:
Designing cohesive, sustainable, resilient economic systems (25 January)
Driving responsible industry transformation and growth (26 January)
Enhancing stewardship of the global commons (27 January)
Harnessing the technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (28 January)
Advancing global and regional cooperation (29 January)
Special addresses from G20 heads of state and government and international organizations will provide crucial insights into a range of important issues in the year ahead. Participants will hear first-hand how these public figures will demonstrate leadership and drive action in areas such as the environment, jobs, and advances in innovation brought by the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Heads of state and government include:
Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China; Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India; Yoshihide Suga, Prime Minister of Japan; Emmanuel Macron, President of France; Angela Merkel, Federal Chancellor of Germany; Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission; Giuseppe Conte, Prime Minister of Italy; Moon Jae-in, President of the Republic of Korea; Alberto Fernández, President of Argentina; Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa; Pedro Sánchez, Prime Minister of Spain; Guy Parmelin, President of the Swiss Confederation and Federal Councillor for Economic Affairs, Education and Research; Ivan Duque, President of Colombia; Carlos Alvarado Quesada, President of Costa Rica; Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana; Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of Greece; Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel; Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan; Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda; Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore, the host of the World Economic Forum Special Annual Meeting 2021.
Other world leaders are expected to confirm.
Leaders from international organizations, government agencies and central banks include:
António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations (UN); Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO); Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF); Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations (UN); Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Undersecretary-General and Executive Director, United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN WOMEN); Dongyu Qu, Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); Inger Andersen, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Henrietta Fore, Executive Director, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF); David Beasley, Executive Director, United Nations World Food Programme (WFP); Fang Liu, Secretary-General, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO); Anthony Fauci, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, USA; Angel Gurría, Secretary-General, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Mauricio Claver-Carone, President, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB); Guy Ryder, Director-General, International Labour Organization (ILO); Jürgen Stock, Secretary-General, International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL); Fatih Birol, Executive Director, International Energy Agency (IEA); Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria, Executive Director, APEC Secretariat (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation).
Christine Lagarde, President, European Central Bank; François Villeroy de Galhau, Governor of the Central Bank of France; Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England.
The private sector will be represented by more than 1,000 leaders from the Forum’s member and partner organizations. Seven of the top ten companies by market capitalization are engaged year-round with the Forum and many will participate in The Davos Agenda week. As a working meeting to advance ongoing project work, more than 500 chief executives and chairpersons will take part in sessions throughout the week.
Leaders from civil society are a critical voice in shaping the agenda. Those taking part in the meeting include:
Seth Berkley, Chief Executive Officer, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance; Gabriela Bucher, Executive Director, Oxfam International; Sharan Burrow, General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC); Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, President, Association for Indigenous Women and Peoples of Chad (AFPAT); Marco Lambertini, Director-General, WWF International; Laura Liswood, Secretary-General, Council of Women World Leaders; Delia Ferreira Rubio, Chair, Transparency International; Peter Sands, Executive Director, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GF).
The World Economic Forum will release its Global Risks Report 2021 on 19 January. The flagship report is an important marker for prioritizing action in public and private sectors in the year ahead.
The Davos Agenda will also mark the launch of several World Economic Forum initiatives to accelerate the race to net-zero emissions, to champion new standards for racial justice, to ensure artificial intelligence is developed ethically and in the global public interest and to close the digital divide. More details on these initiatives and others will be disclosed at the meeting.
Opening Event and Crystal Awards
The meeting will be preceded by the Opening Event, available on YouTube on Sunday 24 January at 19.00 CET, featuring a welcome from Klaus Schwab and a special address by Guy Parmelin, President of the Swiss Confederation, just before the 27th Crystal Awards hosted by Hilde Schwab, Chairperson and Co-founder, Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, and the photographer Platon.
The awards will be followed by the world premiere of “See Me: A Global Concert.” The official programme of The Davos Agenda will begin on 25 January.
In an announcement televised on C-Span, President Elect Joseph Biden announced his new Science Team to advise on science policy matters, as part of the White House Advisory Committee on Science and Technology. Below is a video clip and the transcript, also available at
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Partner, Greenhouse Capital Partners | Philip Deutch, Partner, NGP ETP | Dixon Doll, Co-Founder & Partner Emeritus, DCM Ventures | Francesco Draetta, Principal, Omega Funds | Vikki Dunn, Operating Partner, Energy Innovation Capital | Amy Dyck, Associate, Framework Venture Partners | Sara Enan, Investment Associate, Global Ventures | Michelle Fan, Founder, Wharton Alumni Angel Network | Ali Farahanchi, Managing Director, DHVC | Andrew Felbinger, Investor, Urban Innovation Fund | Manny Fernandez, Angel Investor, SF Angels Group | Mark Fields, Partner, Alsop Louie Partners | Carolin Funk, Investment Director, Blue Bear Capital | Tarik Galijasevic, Managing Director, Allstate Strategic Ventures | Elena Gantvarg, Principal, Flint Capital | Chris Garabedian, CEO, Xontogeny | Daisy Garcia, Investment Analyst, JetBlue Technology Ventures | Joe Garcia, Venture Fellow, Rethink Impact | Selma Gasc, Investment Analyst, 360 Capital | Gary Gershony, Founding General Partner, BayMed Venture Partners | Michal Geva, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Triventures | Shmuel Gniwisch, Managing Partner/Co-founder, Kli Capital | David Goldberg, General Partner, Alpaca VC | Garrett Goldberg, Partner, Bee Partners | Lizzy Goldman, Investment Analyst, Olive Tree Ventures | Emi Gonzalez, Senior Principal, Social Starts | Jay Goss, General Partner, Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health | Michelle Gouveia, Associate, Sandbox Insurtech Ventures | John Gu, Principal, Spring Mountain Capital | Deepak Gupta, Managing Partner, Blue Bear Ventures | Katie Hayes, Director, Wittington Ventures | Yashwanth Hemaraj, Partner, Benhamou Global Ventures | Thomas Henry, Co-Founder COO, Eunike Ventures | Robert Hess, Angel Investor, Life Science Angels | David Hornik, Partner, August Capital | Kirsten Horning, Principal, XRC Labs | Galit Horovitz, Co-founder, Welltech1 | Conor Hunt, Principal, 1435 Capital | Noel Jee, Principal, Illumina Ventures | Ben Jen, Managing Director, Ben Jen Holdings | Denis Kalyshkin, Principal, I2BF Global Ventures | Tomas Kemtys, Partner, Contrarian Ventures | Hunter Kettering, VC, Red Cedar Ventures | Maureen Klewicki, Investor, Crosscut Ventures | Howard Ko, Principal, Morpheus Ventures | John-Paul Lake, Managing Partner, Kern Venture Group | Rachel Lauren, Analyst, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments | Randall LaVeau, Partner, BOSS Capital Partners | James Lee, Investment Director, Photonfund | Sarah Leners, Senior Associate, Bull City Venture Partners | Alicia Lenis, Vice President, Chrysalix Venture Capital | Todd Lewis, VP, Prologis Ventures, Prologis Ventures | Ephraim Lindenbaum, Managing Director, Advance Ventures | Charles Ling, Investment Director, Tsingyuan Ventures | Brian Litvak, Market Development, Aster Capital | Jim Lockheed, Principal, JetBlue Technology Ventures | Patrick Lord, Partner – Fintech, Truffle Capital | Eric Lui, Venture Partner, HCG Global Partners | Vincent Lui, Sr. Director Corporate Ventures, SK Telecom Ventures | Shailendra Mahajan, Managing Director, Maxim Ventures | Tai Mai, Investment Fellow, MEDA Angels | Shervin Majd, Angel Investor, Life Science Angels | Radhika Malik, Investment Manager, Samsung Catalyst Fund | Alex Mayall, Associate, Anthemis Group | Melissa McCracken, Principal, Nextech Invest | Maulik Mehta, Investor, Arc Ventures | David Mendez, Managing Partner, Good Growth Capital | Laurie Menoud, Partner, At One Ventures | Inka Mero, Founder & Managing Partner, Voima Ventures | Pedro Mesquita, Investment Analyst, Mindset Ventures | Khash Mohajerani, Director, BWE LLP | Matt Murphy, Partner, Montage Ventures | Olivia Musmanno, Senior Associate, Quake Capital | Molly O’Shea, Investor, NYL Ventures | Gilbert Ohana, Managing Partner, FinTLV Ventures | Victor Orlovski, Managing Partner, Fort Ross Ventures | Shamik Parekh, Investment Associate, Octopus Ventures | Hirak Parikh, Fund Manager, Michigan Biomedical Venture Fund | Chris Park, Investment Director, UL Ventures | Michael Peri, Senior Vice 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Partial roster of over VCs and Angels confirmed to speak and judge:
Bozena Adamczyk, Investment Director, Truffle Capital | Dan Altschuler Malek, Managing Partner, Unovis Asset Management | Doug Atkin, Co-Founder, Managing Partner, Communitas Capital Partners | Sion Balass, Partner, The Group Ventures | Randy Berholtz, Senior Advisor, Mesa Verde Venture Partners | Ned Berman, Senior Associate, Differential Ventures | Udit Bhatnagar, Vice President, McRock Capital | Christopher Booker, Partner, Frist Cressey Ventures | James Carroll, Managing Partner, CC Angel Investments | Kathryn Cartini, Co-founder / Partner, Chloe Capital | Diana Ciobanete, Program Director, Commons Accel | Xiaolei Cong, Vice President, Citi Ventures | Darren Cooke, Investor and Board Member, Life Science Angels | Amy Coveny, Managing Partner, Quake Capital | Joe Darcy, Principal, IDEA Fund Partners | Rahul Daryanani, Investor, Touchdown Ventures | Timur Davis, Principal, Munich Re Ventures | Jun Deng, Investment Partner, Joyance Partners | Philip Deutch, Partner, NGP ETP | Dixon 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Principal, XRC Labs | Ben Jen, Managing Director, Ben Jen Holdings | Hunter Kettering, VC, Red Cedar Ventures | Howard Ko, Principal, Morpheus Ventures | Rachel Lauren, Analyst, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments | Randall LaVeau, Partner, BOSS Capital Partners | James Lee, Investment Director, Photonfund | Sarah Leners, Senior Associate, Bull City Venture Partners | Alicia Lenis, Vice President, Chrysalix Venture Capital | Todd Lewis, VP, Prologis Ventures, Prologis Ventures | Charles Ling, Investment Director, Tsingyuan Ventures | Jim Lockheed, Principal, JetBlue Technology Ventures | Patrick Lord, Partner – Fintech, Truffle Capital | Eric Lui, Venture Partner, HCG Global Partners | Vincent Lui, Sr. Director Corporate Ventures, SK Telecom Americas | Shailendra Mahajan, Managing Director, Maxim Ventures | Tai Mai, Investment Fellow, MEDA Angels | Shervin Majd, Angel Investor, Life Science Angels | Maulik Mehta, Investor, Arc Ventures | David Mendez, Managing Partner, Good Growth 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Biomolecular Condensates: A new approach to biology originated @MIT – Drug Discovery at DewPoint Therapeutics, Cambridge, MA gets new leaders, Ameet Nathwani, MD (ex-Sanofi, ex-Novartis) as Chief Executive Officer and Arie Belldegrun, PhD (ex-Kite Therapeutics) on R&D
“The real voyage of discovery consists, not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” Marcel Proust
Starting with the study of P granules in C.elegans embryos in 2009, Tony Hyman, working with his collaborators like Frank Julicher, Cliff Brangwynne, Simon Alberti, Mike Rosen, and Rohit Pappu, began to unravel the mysteries of biomolecular condensates. These scientists realized that P granules behave like liquid droplets that form by phase separation (think of oil droplets in salad dressing) and called them condensates.
In subsequent studies, they found to their surprise that many compartments inside cells had the behavior of condensates: they are liquid-like and form by phase separation.
Inspired by the work of Tony and his colleagues, Richard Young, Phillip Sharp, and Arup Chakraborty at MIT applied these approaches to the study of gene expression, similarly shedding light on many important questions in gene control.
Other related article published in this Online Open Access Scientific Journal include:
Economic Potential of a Drug Invention (Prof. Zelig Eshhar, Weitzman Institute, registered the patent) versus a Cancer Drug in Clinical Trials: CAR-T as a Case in Point, developed by Kite Pharma, under Arie Belldegrun, CEO, acquired by Gilead for $11.9 billion, 8/2017.
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#USAIC20 Dr. Hal Barron, Chief Scientific Officer and President R&D, GlaxoSmithKline GWAS not easy to find which gene drives the association Functional Genomics gene by gene with phenotypes using machine learning significant help
#USAIC20 Dr. Hal Barron, Chief Scientific Officer and President R&D, GSK GWAS not easy to find which gene drives the association Functional Genomics gene by gene with phenotypes using machine learning significant help
#USAIC20 Arpa Garay, President, Global Pharmaceuticals, Commercial Analytics, Merck & Co. Data on Patients and identification who will benefit fro which therapy cultural bias risk aversion
#USAIC20 Dr. Najat Khan, Chief Operating Officer, Janssen R&D Data Sciences, Johnson & Johnson Data Validation Deployment of algorithms embed data by type early on in the crisis to understand the disease
#USAIC20 Dr. Maya Said, Chief Executive Officer, Outcomes4Me Cancer patients taking change of their care Digital Health – consumerization of Health, patient demand to be part of the decision, part the information FDA launched a Program Project Patient Voice
We’re taking a quick break at #USAIC20 before our next panel on rare diseases starts at 12:20pm EDT. USAIC would like to thank our Sponsors and Partners for supporting this year’s digital event.
#USAIC20 Dr. Roy Vagelos, Chairman of the Board, Regeneron HIV-AIDS: reverse transcriptase converted a lethal disease to a chronic disease, tried hard to make vaccine – the science was not there
#USAIC20 Dr. Roy Vagelos, Chairman of the Board, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Congratulates Big Pharma for taking the challenge on COVID-19 Vaccine, Antibody and anti-viral Government funding Merck was independent from Government – to be able to set the price
Christopher Viehbacher, Gurnet Point Capital touches very sensitive topic at #USAIC20 He claims that we are never going to have real innovation out of big pharma! Well this isn’t new but not entirely true either… any more thoughts?
#USAIC20 Christopher Viehbacher, Managing Partner, Gurnet Point Capital Dream of every Biotech – get Big Pharma coming to acquire and pay a lot Morph and adapt
talks about various philosophies and key reasons why certain projects/molecules are killed early. My counter questions- What are chances of losing hope little early? Do small #biopharma publish negative results to aid to the knowledge pool? #USAIC20
#USAIC20 Dr. Laurie Glimcher, President & CEO, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute COlonorectal cancer is increasing immuno therapy 5 drugs marketed 30% cancer patients are treated early detection key vs metastatic 10% of cancer are inherited treatment early
#USAIC20 Rehan Verjee, President, EMD Serono Charities funding cancer research – were impacted and resources will come later and in decreased amount New opportunities support access to Medicine improve investment across the board
#USAIC20 Dr. Philip Larsen, Global Head of Research, Bayer AG Repurposing drugs as antiviral from drug screening innovating methods Cytokine storm in OCVID-19 – kinase inhibitors may be antiviral data of tested positive allows research of pathway in new ways
#USAIC20 Dr. Laurie Glimcher, President & CEO, Dana-Farber 3,000 Telemedicine session in the first week of the Pandemic vs 300 before – patient come back visits patient happy with Telemedicine team virtually need be reimbursed same rate working remotely
#USAIC20 Rehan Verjee, President, EMD Serono entire volume of clinical trials at Roche went down same at EMD delay of 6 month, some were to be initiated but was put on hold Charities funding cancer research were impacted and resources will come later smaller
#USAIC20 Dr. Laurie Glimcher, President & CEO, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Dana Farber saw impact of COVID-19 on immunosuppressed patients coming in for Cancer Tx – switch from IV Tx to Oral 96% decrease in screenings due to Pandemic – increase with Cancer
#USAIC20 Kenneth Frazier, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Merck & Co. Pharma’s obligation for next generations requires investment in R&D vs Politicians running for 4 years Patients must come first vs shareholders vs R&D investment in 2011
#USAIC20 Kenneth Frazier, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Merck & Co. Antibiotic research at Merck – no market incentives on pricing for Merck to invest in antibiotics people will die from bacterial resistance next pandemic be bacterial
#USAIC20 Kenneth Frazier, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Merck & Co. Strategies of Merck = “Medicine is for the People not for Profit” – Ketruda in India is not reembureable in India and million are in need it Partnership are encouraged
Chairman Stelios Papadopoulos asks #KennethFrazier if wealthy nations will try to secure large proportion of #COVID19 drugs/vaccines. #KennethFrazie rightly mentions: pharma industry’s responsibility to balance the access to diff countries during pandemic. #USAIC20
Almost 60% participants at #USAIC20 feel that MNCs are more likely to run their #clinicalTrials in #INDIA seeing changing environment here, reveals the poll. Exciting time ahead for scientific fraternity as this can substantially increase the speed of #DrugDevelopment globally
#USAIC20 Dr. Barry Bloom, Professor & former Dean, Harvard School of Public Health Vaccine in clinical trials, public need to return for 2nd shot, hesitancy Who will get the Vaccine first in the US most vulnerable of those causing transmission Pharma’s risk
#USAIC20 Dr. Barry Bloom, Professor & former Dean, Harvard School of Public Health Testing – PCR expensive does not enable quick testing is expensive result come transmission occurred Antibody testing CRISPR test based Vaccine in clinical trials
#USAIC20 Dr Andrew Plump, President of R&D, Takeda Pharmaceuticals COllaboration effort around the Globe in the Pandemic therapy solutions including Vaccines
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USAIC has created an ecosystem committed to driving a global dialogue on BioPharma & Healthcare innovation, attracting a diverse mix of senior industry professionals and catalyzing partnerships, new ideas, networks and regulatory reform. This unique platform creates mutually beneficial opportunities and relationships for the global Life Sciences & Healthcare industry.
14th Annual BioPharma & Healthcare Summit, Friday, September 4, 2020, 8 AM EST to 3-30 PM EST – Virtual Edition
India can play a special role in R&D and in Manufacturing including Vaccine development
Opening comments: Dr Andrew Plump, President of R&D, Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Global Summit around the World – JP Morgan of the East as we were called – it is Now a Global Conference vs East Coast
Record number of Drugs approved as New Drugs with special quality
explosion of modality of therapies to include Gene Therapy
Billion underserved vs N-of-One drug
India’s President Modi allow healthcare access to 1/2Billion
collaboration across the World COVID Alliance in vaccine development
Global effort, China recovery is remarkable
India battle the infection and it is growing – Public Health
Remarkable Speakers
8-10 AM – 8-50 AM
Panel Discussion- COVID-19: Where are we now? Where are we going?
Panelists: Dr. Barry Bloom, Professor & former Dean, Harvard School of Public Health
Testing – PCR expensive does not enable quick testing is expensive result come transmission occurred
Antibody testing
CRISPR test based
Vaccine in clinical trials, public need to return for 2nd shot, hesitancy
Who will get the Vaccine first? in the US most vulnerable of those causing transmission
Pharma takes risk when efficacious level is unknown Dr. George Yancopoulos, Co-Founder, President & CSO, Regeneron
Repurpose – be careful
Ebola vaccine development approach is been REUSED for COVID-19
Existential threat by Disease – preparedness is ridiculous as size of investment – far where we need to be
Untreatable disease burden COVID-19 cost of healthcare calls massive increases as a society and Private sector Moderna invested in new technology from Academe to the Industry
Universal HealthCare will cripple the the healthcare systems Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Executive Chairperson, Biocon
Safety in proof of concept
Children focus for emergency use
validation of repurpose drugs
oral vaccine involve sequential processing, approval and TRUST,
concerns about risks
accelerate the process is the opportunity Dr. Rajeev Venkayya, President of the Global Vaccine Business Unit, Takeda
Public confidence in COVID-19 Vaccine
The Group with concerns at present is larger than 15 years ago due to the accelerate process od the development process
political influences on CDC emergency authorization given prior to election
hesitancy – influence of social media, conspiracies
Transparency by Pharma and by Regulatory Agencies
Independent reviews Dr. Richard Hatchett, CEO, Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI)
78 countries ready to participate, Healthcare workers priority to be ready end of next year
Moderator: Dr. William Chin, Professor of Medicine, Emeritus, Harvard Medical School
8-50 AM – 8-55 AM
Break + Polling
8-55 AM – 9-10 AM
India Regulatory update
Dr. Mandeep Bhandari, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, India
COVID related – support for Clinical Trials support to the Industry, innovators, processes and infrastructure is in place
Dr. V G Somani, Drug Controller General of India, Central Drug Control Organization
partnership, time line, transparency
interaction online with regulators
30 days approval pre and post approval – progress achieved
Resources are necessary 30% from Industry vs Government and Academe with great students and labs
Indian context – Personalized Medicine – Telemedicine and IT infrastructure allowing innovation in a 1Billion Population- sheer volume of quality professional
Panel Discussion- R&D Strategies and Trends: Innovation – The Big I
Panelists: Dr. Andrew Plump, President of Research & Development, Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Enter for Plasma and for manufacturing vs discovery
Change how pharma behaved inefficiently in the past – with COVID-19 new behaviors in the industry
End of Century most diseases could be cured
Dr. David Reese, Executive Vice President, Research and Development, Amgen
Interaction with regulator was most favorable
Dr. Hal Barron, Chief Scientific Officer and President R&D, GlaxoSmithKline
Cytokine storm – few approaches
Control molecule GSK owned
GWAS not easy to find which gene drives the association
Functional Genomics gene by gene with phenotypes using machine learning significant help
Dr. Mathai Mammen, Global Head of Janssen Research & Development, Johnson & Johnson
Neuro-modulation: Symptomology Outcomes – no correlation
Vaccine platform used in the past for several vaccines: Selection process from several candidates, cell line enter Clinical waiting for data
Using same platform with several proteins – great communality in the development
Regulator deepen trust relationship which will carry for the future
Pulmonologists and cardiologist in the COVIS-19 Patients – remove drugs monitoring on drugs
Moderator:
Duval Patel presented the Moderator
Moderator:
Martin Mackay, Co-Founder, RallyBio
3-20 PM – 3-30 PM
Closing Remarks
Every year it is getting better
India – innovate and make drugs for every country and for India
Diversity and inclusion
Leadership in Pharma Industry in all Panels
Massive impact can be made
Poll Questions for September 4
Polling Time (EST)
Polling Topic
8-50 AM
COVID-19 PanelQuestion 1: What do you foresee as the most likely outcome of the race to develop a vaccine?
Heightened international tensions due to inequities in distribution
Use of the vaccine as an instrument of geopolitics
Collaboration between governments to use vaccine to end the pandemic
All of the above
Question 2: What minimum criteria would you like to see for approval of COVID19 vaccines, assuming adequate efficacy?
Immune response in people over 60 years
Durability of response
Antibody plus T-cell response
Emergency Use Authorization with caveats followed by final approval
9-10 AM
India Regulatory UpdateHow will MNCs respond to the recent regulatory changes for BioPharmas in India? They are _____ to run clinical trials there:
More likely
Less likely
Equally likely
9-55 AM
Fireside Chat: Ken Frazier
The BioPharma industry this year has publicly committed itself to greater diversity. What specific measures do you expect to see?
Increasing diversity in clinical trials
Increasing diversity at the C-suite and board level
Increasing diversity throughout the company
All of the above
None of the above
10-40 AM
India Innovation LandscapeWhat is the most important step India could take to become a global leader in life sciences innovation?”
Implement government policies to incentivize innovative drug development
Increase availability of financing for BioPharmas
Improve clinical trial infrastructure
Increase IP protection
11-25 AM
Oncology PanelQuestion 1:
Changes in policy and reimbursement over the next five years will impact innovation in cancer therapeutics
Not at all
Slightly
Moderately
Significantly
Question 2: What therapeutic innovation do you think will have the biggest impact on cancer in the next five years?
Cell-based immunotherapies
Antibody-based immunotherapies
Bispecific / multi-specific antibodies
Antibody drug conjugates
12-10 PM
Industry & Investment Outlook PanelMore and more funding has been going into preclinical companies — do you expect this trend to continue?
Yes
No
R&D Strategies and Trends Panel
COVID-19 has led to an unprecedented level of collaboration among stakeholders in the biopharma industry. Where do you expect to see the biggest increase in collaborations post-pandemic?
Discovery/preclinical research
Clinical development
Manufacturing
Commercialization
1 PM
Rare Diseases PanelWhat is the biggest barrier to access to Orphan drugs in low-income countries?
Price, Access and Availability
Disease recognition and diagnosis
Lack of patient education regarding new therapies
Ultra-rarity of certain diseases creates barriers for BioPharma companies to pursue therapeutic
1-50 PM
Fireside Chat: Roy VagelosQuestion 1:
Will pharma’s reputation continue its positive trend or return to negative base line beyond the pandemic
Yes
No
Question 2:
COVID-19 has put the spotlight on BioPharma as an essential player in the return to normalcy. What primary action do you think the industry needs to take to maintain a positive reputation beyond the pandemic?
Continue developing innovative drug pricing models
Increase drug pricing transparency
Increase data sharing and transparency
Improving availability and access in low income countries
2-35 PM
Digital & Data Sciences PanelWhere has COVID-19 had the biggest impact on your adoption and use of digital health technologies?
Remote clinical trials and patient monitoring
Real-world data collection and analysis
Virtual drug launches
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Chair and Master of Ceremonies (Emcee)– Dr. Andrew Plump, President of R&D, Takeda Pharmaceuticals Summit Theme: “From N of One to N of a Billion”
Moderated Fireside Chat- Kenneth Frazier, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Merck & Co. and Stelios Papadopoulos, Chairman of the Board, Biogen
Moderated Fireside Chat- Roy Vagelos, Chairman of the Board, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Mathai Mammen, Global Head of R&D, Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson
Moderated Fireside Chat- K. VijayRaghavan, Principal Scientific Advisor, Government of India and Amitabh Kant, CEO, National Institution for Transforming India (NITI)
Panel Discussions:
Covid-19: Where are we now? Where are we going?
Oncology: A never ending tunnel?
Rare Diseases: Breaking Barriers for a Healthy Brain
Digital & Data Sciences: Leveraging data and digital to achieve healthcare solutions
Industry & Investment Outlook
R&D Strategies and Trends: Innovation – The Big I
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On behalf of Mass General Brigham CEO Anne Klibanski MD and Forum co-Chairs Gregg Meyer MD and Ravi Thadhani MD, many thanks for being among the nearly 11,000 registrants representing 93 countries, 46 states and 3200 organizations yesterday. A community was established around many pressing topics that will continue long into the future. We hope you have a chance to examine the attached survey results. There are several revealing items that should be the basis for ongoing discussion. We expect to be in touch regularly during the year. Among the plans is a “First Look” video series highlighting top Mass General Brigham Harvard faculty as well as emerging Harvard investigators. As promised, we wanted to also share visual Forum session summaries. You will be able to access the recordings on the Forum’s YouTube page . The first set will go up this morning
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