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| http://upton.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=397699 | Upton convenes 21st Century Cures roundtable at WMU Medical School | 2014-10-07 | 2014 | 2014-10 | Republican | House | MI | Fred Upton | U000031 | upton.house.gov | legacy | Over the past several months, the bipartisan 21st Century Cures initiative has fostered a robust conversation among patients, researchers, medical professionals, and advocates from across the country on how to accelerate the pace at which lifesaving medical treatments are discovered, developed, and delivered in the United States. Launched this spring by House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, the initiative aims to save patients lives through faster cures and help employers in states like Michigan continue to be global leaders in medical innovation. This morning, Upton brings his 21st Century Cures conversation to Southwest Michigan with a roundtable discussion between distinguished health industry leaders at the Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine in downtown Kalamazoo. Opening Statement of House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (as prepared for delivery): Today we continue our tremendous bipartisan efforts on the 21st Century Cures initiative with this Southwest Michigan roundtable. Launched this spring, the initiative aims to save patients’ lives through faster cures and help employers in states like our great state of Michigan to continue to be global leaders in medical innovation. Today we will discuss ideas that we have received over the past several months and look to more specific steps we can take to accelerate the cycle of cures and the role Southwest Michigan’s patients, researchers, medical professionals, advocates, and industry play in keeping America the innovation capital of the world. Over the past several months, the 21st Century Cures initiative has fostered a robust conversation and a number of our committee members have held roundtables across the country to hear about how American innovation is providing hope, saving lives and creating jobs. Today is no exception. It will provide an opportunity for us to see how Southwest Michigan can help accelerate the cycle of cures and make a real difference in the lives of Americans. Whether it’s cutting edge Parkinson’s research happening at the Van Andel Institute, the potential game-changing diabetes treatments under development at Metabolic Solutions, or the breakthroughs that continue to happen at Pfizer and Stryker, our region of Michigan has proven it’s at the forefront of advances in the life sciences field. I’m excited to welcome Dr. Burgess, Dr. Collins and Dr. Shuren to Southwest Michigan to hear firsthand all the good work being done here. To continue our work toward more cures and treatments, we have brought together another all-star roundtable. Joining us today we have: Dr. Michael Burgess, Member of Congress and Vice Chair of the Subcommittees on Health and Oversight and Investigations Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health Dr. Jeffrey Shuren, Director of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health at the Food and Drug Administration Ms. Kirsten Axelsen, Vice President of Worldwide Policy at Pfizer, Inc. Mr. Stephen Benoit, CEO of Metabolic Solutions Mr. Richard Stec, Vice President of Global Regulatory Affairs of Perrigo Pharmaceuticals Dr. Hal Jenson, Founding Dean and Professor at the Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine Dr. Peter Jones, Research Director and Chief Scientific Officer of the Van Andel Institute Mr. Kevin Lobo, Chairman and CEO of Stryker Corporation Mr. Tony Mandarino, Director of the Alex Mandarino Foundation Dr. Joseph Mirro, President, CEO, and Chief Medical Officer at West Michigan Cancer Center We need to hear from the full panel, so I’d ask the participants to keep their answers brief, to about a minute if possible so we can keep the conversation moving. In closing, I want to thank all of you for participating today, and I would specifically like to recognize the inaugural class and faculty of Western Michigan University’s Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine who are in attendance today. We are counting on you to find the discoveries and cures of the future. I also want to thank everyone who has offered their input on this 21st Century Cures initiative. I can’t tell you how much we appreciate the thoughtful contributions from Michiganders and folks all across the country. We intend to release a Cures legislative discussion draft in early January 2015 and will look to swiftly move the legislation early in the next Congress. If you want your idea considered, please send it to cures@mail.house.gov as soon as possible. The more specific the idea, the better. Now, I’d like to give our participants a chance to offer some opening comments. Please keep your comments to a couple minutes. Let’s start with Dr. Collins . . . | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |