On this Vital Health Podcast, Duane Schulthess has a conversation with Bettina Ryll, the founder of the Melanoma Patient Network Europe. Bettina is regarded as one of the world’s leading Patient Advocates, who dedicated herself to advocacy after the death of her husband from cancer.

While most patient representatives don’t have a medical background, Bettina has a Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences from University College London. From 2015 – 2018, Bettina chaired the ESMO Patient Advocates Working Group, which was the first time that position was held by a non-oncologist.

On this Vital Health Podcast, Duane Schulthess has a conversation with Bettina Ryll, the founder of the Melanoma Patient Network Europe. Bettina is regarded as one of the world’s leading Patient Advocates, who dedicated herself to advocacy after the death of her husband from cancer.   While most patient representatives don’t have a medical background, Bettina has a Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences from University College London. From 2015 – 2018, Bettina chaired the ESMO Patient Advocates Working Group, which was the first time that position was held by a non-oncologist.

Duane Schulthess is the CEO of Vital Transformation, host and producer of Vital Health Podcast.  Vital Transformation understands the implications of new medical procedures, technologies and regulations. We measure their impact upon treatment pathways and the biopharma innovation ecosystem in collaboration with health care professionals, researchers, and regulators. Through our web platform and client network, we are able to communicate our findings with international decision makers and stakeholders.

Duane Schulthess is the CEO of Vital Transformation, host and producer of Vital Health Podcast.  Vital Transformation understands the implications of new medical procedures, technologies and regulations. We measure their impact upon treatment pathways and the biopharma innovation ecosystem in collaboration with health care professionals, researchers, and regulators. Through our web platform and client network, we are able to communicate our findings with international decision makers and stakeholders.

Duane Schulthess, Managing Director of Vital Tran…

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Bettina Ryll at the 2023 ESMO Conference

Douglas Holtz-Eakin was formerly a professor of economics at Syracuse University and served as the director of the Congressional Budget Office from 2003 – 2005. He was the chief economic policy adviser to Senator John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign and is currently president of the American Action Forum, a highly respected think tank in Washington, DC.

While heading the CBO, Douglas played a pivotal role in designing and implementing the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, aka the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit. Given his experience, in this podcast, we reflect upon how that legislation led to the rapid expansion of the U.S. innovative biopharma sector and the material risks posed by the Inflation Reduction Act.

Douglas Holtz-Eakin was formerly a professor of economics at Syracuse University and served as the director of the Congressional Budget Office from 2003 – 2005. He was the chief economic policy adviser to Senator John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign and is currently president of the American Action Forum, a highly respected think tank in Washington, DC.
While heading the CBO, Douglas played a pivotal role in designing and implementing the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, aka the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit. Given his experience, in this podcast, we reflect upon how that legislation led to the rapid expansion of the U.S. innovative biopharma sector and the material risks posed by the Inflation Reduction Act.

Douglas Holtz-Eakin, “Indications are going to be deeply affected by the IRA”

John LaMattina was President of Pfizer Global Research and Development and ran an international team of over 13,000 scientists and professionals. He has authored several books, including the highly acclaimed Pharma and Profits – Balancing Innovation, Medicine, and Drug Prices. He is also a senior partner at PureTech Health and a contributor to Forbes.

Last year, when John was a guest on the Vital Health Podcast, the potential impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) were still theoretical. But one year on, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released their prices for drug negotiations, and the impacts of the IRA have now become real. John discusses how the IRA will impact the development of critically needed new therapies and provides his insights into the Biden Administration’s recent threats to use march-in rights to confiscate intellectual property as a way to control the price of drugs. 

John LaMattina was President of Pfizer Global Research and Development and ran an international team of over 13,000 scientists and professionals. He has authored several books, including the highly acclaimed Pharma and Profits – Balancing Innovation, Medicine, and Drug Prices. He is also a senior partner at PureTech Health and a contributor to Forbes.
Last year, when John was a guest on the Vital Health Podcast, the potential impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) were still theoretical. But one year on, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released their prices for drug negotiations, and the impacts of the IRA have now become real. John discusses how the IRA will impact the development of critically needed new therapies and provides his insights into the Biden Administration’s recent threats to use march-in rights to confiscate intellectual property as a way to control the price of drugs.

John LaMattina – Drug Price Controls and IP Attacks Get Real

This podcast features Kate Hudson, the Associate Vice President and Counsel for Policy at the Association of American Universities, and Joseph P. Allen, the Executive Director of the Bayh-Dole Coalition. They discuss the unintended consequences that the Biden Administration’s Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise of March-In Rights in the Bayh-Dole Act is having on small companies and VCs inside and outside of the biopharmaceutical sector. 

As well, they detail how well-funded advocacy groups had promoted the use of march-in rights as an effective tool for price controls, and were mistaken in this belief. Kate and Joe also describe a new strategy being pressure tested in DC, promoting the expansion of the application of march-in rights to IP created by the private sector.

This podcast features Kate Hudson, the Associate Vice President and Counsel for Policy at the Association of American Universities, and Joseph P. Allen, the Executive Director of the Bayh-Dole Coalition. They discuss the unintended consequences that the Biden Administration’s Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise of March-In Rights in the Bayh-Dole Act is having on small companies and VCs inside and outside of the biopharmaceutical sector.    As well, they detail how well-funded advocacy groups had promoted the use of march-in rights as an effective tool for price controls, and were mistaken in this belief. Kate and Joe also describe a new strategy being pressure tested in DC, promoting the expansion of the application of march-in rights to IP created by the private sector.

Bettina Ryll at the 2023 ESMO Conference

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