FasterCures.org: Investing in Innovation

FasterCures, a nonprofit "action tank" seeking ways to accelerate the search for cures for disease, recently released "Investing in Innovation: Accelerating Disease Research Through Philanthropy and Business."

Accelerated Cure Project participated in the two meetings described in the report, which highlights the urgent need for more creative thinking about and models for financing large, high-risk, long-term investments that could lead to biomedical breakthroughs. It also proposes some specific ideas for improving the flow of information and capital in the marketplace for medical research. You can download a PDF copy here.