Hearings

Unlocking the Cures for America’s Most Deadly Diseases

July 14, 2015
10:00 AM Senate Russell Office Building 253

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.), chairman of the Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness, will hold a hearing entitled “Unlocking the Cures for America’s Most Deadly Diseases” on Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at 10:00 a.m.
 
The hearing will focus on incentivizing cure development for the most deadly diseases. In recent years, U.S. biomedical research and innovation has been lagging. According to a study published by the New England Journal of Medicine, the U.S. share of global biomedical research and development expenditures declined from 51 percent to 45 percent from 2007-2012. U.S. public sector spending was still the top in the world, but private sector biomedical research and development expenditures declined by almost $13 billion. Witnesses will provide testimony on how to encourage new private investment in biomedical research while also examining the government’s regulatory roadblocks that can hinder private investment.

Witnesses:
 
•    Dr. Tom Coburn, Former United States Senator (R-Okla.)

•    Mr. Christopher Frangione, Vice President, Prize Development, XPRIZE

•    Mr. Peter Huber, Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute

•    Dr. Keith Yamamoto, Vice Chancellor for Research, University of California, San Francisco
 
Hearing Details:
 
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
 
10:00 a.m.
 
Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness
 
Senate Russell Office Building, Room 253
 
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Testimony

  • Dr. Tom Coburn

    Former United States Senator (R-Okla.)
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  • Mr. Christopher Frangione

    Vice President, Prize Development
    XPRIZE
    Download Testimony (260.86 KB)

  • Mr. Peter Huber

    Senior Fellow
    Manhattan Institute
    Download Testimony (133.43 KB)

  • Dr. Keith Yamamoto

    Vice Chancellor for Research
    University of California, San Francisco
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