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| http://upton.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=397330 | Upton to hold #Path2Cures roundtable at WMU medical school | 2014-09-30 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | MI | Fred Upton | U000031 | upton.house.gov | legacy | The health sciences have deep roots in Southwest Michigan dating back to the founding of the Upjohn Company in the 19th century. Today, employers like Perrigo, Pfizer, MPI Research, and Stryker continue to lead the world in medical innovation while providing for thousands of jobs across the region. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, wants to make sure that local legacy of delivering life-saving treatments and cures continues to grow in the 21st century and beyond. That is why Upton joined Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., earlier this year in launching a new bipartisan initiative called 21st Century Cures. Their goal is to accelerate the pace at which lifesaving medical treatments are discovered, developed, and delivered in the United States. Through a series of hearings, roundtables, and white papers, Upton’s committee has spent the past several months taking the first-ever comprehensive look at the cycle of cures, gathering invaluable input from patients, researchers, medical professionals, and advocates from across the country. Upton plans to unveil legislation based on the feedback received over the past several months at the start of the 114th Congress. Upton today announced that he will be bringing his 21st Century Cures conversation to Southwest Michigan with a roundtable next Tuesday, October 7, 2014, at the newly opened Western Michigan University (WMU) Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine at the W.E. Upjohn campus in downtown Kalamazoo. Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and Dr. Jeff Shuren, Director of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), will be among the featured participants. “This has been a truly collaborative and bipartisan effort from the very beginning. Every one of us has been impacted by a life-threatening disease in one way or another, which is why this work is so important,” said Upton. “Southwest Michigan has long been synonymous with cutting-edge medical research and care – from our nationally recognized hospitals and manufacturers to our most recent addition, the WMU School of Medicine. I am so pleased that Dr. Collins and Dr. Shuren have agreed to take part in this important conversation with health industry leaders right here in our own community. Michigan has an important role to play in this effort to provide more hope for families, and better treatments and cures for patients.” Further details on the program and a full list of participants will be announced in the near future. Members of the public are invited to join the conversation on digital media via Facebook and Twitter by using the hashtag #Path2Cures. Additional information on 21st Century Cures may be found online at http://energycommerce.house.gov/cures. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |