Peter Kolchinsky
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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In 2010 in Cambridge, MA my father Dr. Bob Langer got together with Dr. Noubar Afeyan, Dr. Derrick Rossi and Dr. Kenneth Chien, to discuss what they…
In 2010 in Cambridge, MA my father Dr. Bob Langer got together with Dr. Noubar Afeyan, Dr. Derrick Rossi and Dr. Kenneth Chien, to discuss what they…
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Excited to share that Angela Pontius, Luke Gelinas and I published a commentary in Nature Reviews Drug Discovery advocating for fair pay for clinical…
Excited to share that Angela Pontius, Luke Gelinas and I published a commentary in Nature Reviews Drug Discovery advocating for fair pay for clinical…
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The Great American Drug Deal
Evelexa Press
America is rightfully outraged when patients can’t afford the medicines they need. The drug industry stands accused of charging too much. Many proposed solutions, including drug price controls, threaten to defund innovation but also distract the public from the real problem, which lies in the unraveling of the biotech social contract – the implicit agreement between the biopharmaceutical industry and American society. The role of insurance and the value of what should be a celebrated national…
America is rightfully outraged when patients can’t afford the medicines they need. The drug industry stands accused of charging too much. Many proposed solutions, including drug price controls, threaten to defund innovation but also distract the public from the real problem, which lies in the unraveling of the biotech social contract – the implicit agreement between the biopharmaceutical industry and American society. The role of insurance and the value of what should be a celebrated national resource - the growing mountain of generic drugs - are overlooked and yet form the foundation of a workable solution.
The Great American Drug Deal examines the healthcare landscape through the lens of this contract, including the government's role in inventing drugs, direct-to-consumer advertising, the opioid crisis, the price-jacking of old drugs, and the impact on America of lower drug costs in other countries. Most importantly, this book describes concrete, actionable reforms under which patients will be able to afford their treatments and society will continue to reap the benefits of medical innovation. -
The Biotech Social Contract
Medium
This series of articles aims to define the biopharmaceutical industry’s social contract with America, to examine practices that deviate from that contract, and to propose refinements to healthcare policy to ensure that our continued investment in scientific progress ultimately yields affordable, effective therapeutics for future generations.
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If you work in life sciences & have teenage/adult kids, they might think your company might be a bit evil b/c of what they hear about drug prices…
If you work in life sciences & have teenage/adult kids, they might think your company might be a bit evil b/c of what they hear about drug prices…
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Informative MedPage Today Richard Hughes IV op-ed in support of biotech affordability & innovation solutions versus misleading rhetoric. Reforms that…
Informative MedPage Today Richard Hughes IV op-ed in support of biotech affordability & innovation solutions versus misleading rhetoric. Reforms that…
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RApport's twice yearly analysis of biotech sector trends published today, with author Peter Kolchinsky noting that the first half of 2024 was a…
RApport's twice yearly analysis of biotech sector trends published today, with author Peter Kolchinsky noting that the first half of 2024 was a…
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Turn on audio for this one. Then consider amplifying (not my repost but the original post). Indeed, no one fakes asthma. Biotechnology Innovation…
Turn on audio for this one. Then consider amplifying (not my repost but the original post). Indeed, no one fakes asthma. Biotechnology Innovation…
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The Innovation and Value Initiative (IVI) has officially rebranded to the Center for Innovation & Value Research! This transformation includes a new…
The Innovation and Value Initiative (IVI) has officially rebranded to the Center for Innovation & Value Research! This transformation includes a new…
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Great initiative that addresses a very important question of how to maintain innovation and bring novel cures to all patients in need. Peter…
Great initiative that addresses a very important question of how to maintain innovation and bring novel cures to all patients in need. Peter…
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The recent disturbing news about Alice Munro, beloved short story writer and Nobel prize winner, had me thinking about how we manage to separate the…
The recent disturbing news about Alice Munro, beloved short story writer and Nobel prize winner, had me thinking about how we manage to separate the…
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Thrilled to announce that my paper with Lou Garrison on incorporating real option value (ROV) is now published in a special supplement of…
Thrilled to announce that my paper with Lou Garrison on incorporating real option value (ROV) is now published in a special supplement of…
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