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December 14, 2009: Best and Brightest Forum on Medical Innovation: Providence
Join the Council for American Medical Innovation for a discussion with some of Rhode Island’s "Best and Brightest" minds, focusing on the challenges facing the United States in maintaining its global leadership position in medical innovation, and how an innovation agenda fits into the current health reform debate.

December 1, 2009: Best and Brightest Forum on Medical Innovation: New Jersey
On Tuesday, December 1, 2009, the Council for American Medical Innovation, HealthCare Institute of New Jersey (HINJ), and We Work for Health New Jersey co-hosted the â€œBest and Brightest Forum on Medical Innovationâ€ at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, NJ.

October 8, 2009: Best and Brightest Forum on Medical Innovation: Lansing
On October 8, the Council for American Medical Innovation and MichBio co-hosted the fifth "Best and Brightest Forum on Medical Innovation" in Lansing, Michigan. Read the summary »

October 5-7, 2009: The Cleveland Clinic's 2009 Medical Innovation Summit
Leaders and investors at the center of the national health care debate will examine how issues that affect innovation at the operating level will change, including reimbursement and product approval.

September 21, 2009: Best and Brightest Forum on Medical Innovation: Seattle
The Council for American Medical Innovation hosted the fourth “Best & Brightest Forum on Medical Innovation” in Seattle, Washington.

September 10, 17, & October 5, 2009: Recovery Through Discovery: A Breakfast Briefing Series on Medical Innovation
The Council for American Medical Innovation hosts three briefings for event.

June 12, 2009: Best and Brightest Forum on Medical Innovation: Washington, DC
Join the Council for American Medical Innovation and The Aspen Institute in Washington, DC for a discussion with some of America’s “Best and Brightest” minds, focusing on the challenges facing the United States in maintaining its global leadership position in medical innovation, and how an innovation agenda fits into the current health reform debate.

April 15, 2009: Best and Brightest Forum on Medical Innovation: Chicago
On April 15, 2009, the Council for American Medical Innovation held the second "Best & Brightest Forum on Medical Innovation" in Chicago, Illinois. Watch the Video »

March 19, 2009: Council for American Medical Innovation National Launch
On March 19, 2009, the Council for American Medical Innovation launched as a new coalition bringing together leaders in research, medicine, patient advocacy, academia, education, labor and business. Watch the Video »

December 15, 2008: Best and Brightest Forum on Medical Innovation: Philadelphia
PhRMA sponsored and co-hosted the “Best and Brightest Forum on Medical Innovation” to focus attention on the serious challenges facing the United States in maintaining its global leadership position in medical innovation.

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The rest of the world is catching up. Science excellence is no longer the domain of just the U.S.

John E. Jankowski

A senior analyst at the National Science Foundation

The sky is not falling on science. Maybe there are some clouds, no, things that need attention. Any problems are within the power of the United States to deal with in a way that maintains the vitality of the research enterprise.

John H. Marburger III

Science Adviser to the President and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy

Businesses are going to China not just because of low costs, but to take advantage of China's growing scientific excellence… It's frightening. But you've got to go where the horses are... An eventual danger is the slow loss of intellectual property as local professionals start their own businesses with what they have learned from American companies.

Ross Armbrecht

Former president of the Industrial Research Institute

Many other countries have realized that science and technology are key to economic growth and prosperity. They're catching up to us. Americans [can not] rest on our laurels.

Jennifer Bond

Former vice president for international affairs of the Council on Competitiveness

We absolutely must strengthen our talent pool. Otherwise, we will lose our competitive edge within a generation.

Charlene Barshefsky

An Asia expert who served as U.S. trade representative under President Clinton

Closing the door to foreign professionals puts U.S. companies at a competitive disadvantage and pushes jobs out of the country. Worse, it does so at a time when other nations are rolling out the welcome mat… If the U.S. spurns this human capital, it will find a home somewhere else. And that will be America's loss.

The Wall Street Journal Editorial

November 30, 2007

In China today, Bill Gates is Britney Spears. In America today, Britney Spears is Britney Spears--and that is our problem.

Tom Friedman

Author and columnist for the New York Times

We have a different kind of war, an economic war. The importance of investing in long-term research for winning that war hasn't been understood.

Robert Birgeneau

Physicist and chancellor of University of California, Berkeley

This is like Sputnik. We need to give this the same focus and energy.

Donald Evans

Former Secretary of Commerce, speaking about American competitiveness

By almost any measure – academic prizes, patents granted to U.S. companies, the trade deficit in high-technology products – we’re losing ground while countries like China, South Korea and India are catching up fast. Unless things change, they will overtake us, and the breathtaking burst of discovery that has been driving our economy for the past half-century will be over.

Excerpt from TIME Magazine

“Are We Losing Our Edge?” February 5, 2006

It's unbelievable. It's amazing to see these output numbers of papers and patents going up so fast.

Diana Hicks

Chairwoman of the school of public policy at the Georgia Institute of Technology, speaking about Asia's growth in science and technical innovation.

We have to turn inward and take responsibility at the grass-roots level and try to deal with the education gap that affects our country. We are producing fewer math and science majors than China or India per year. Does this make sense when we want to move up the knowledge ladder? I think not.

Carla Hills

U.S. trade representative under the first President Bush

Over the long run, few issues are as important to a nation’s long-term economic security and global standing as being a leader in moving life sciences forward.

Lawrence Summers

Director of the National Economic Council

Once admired as engines of American innovation, drug companies are now treated like Big Tobacco on Capitol Hill.

The Wall Street Journal

January 28, 2008

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