Venture Philanthropists Say "Welcome To The Table" At Partnering Conference
Executive Summary
Venture philanthropists have clearly been expanding their role in funding drug development beyond the basic research phase. Now, they want to collaborate more aggressively with traditional biopharma deal-makers, and an ambitious conference, FasterCures, recently organized in New York, took a step toward that goal. The organizers created a meeting based on a mixed format, which was comfortable for its diverse attendees - patient advocates, academics, and investors - yet drove the message: let's get something done