CMPI to Host Hill Briefing Tomorrow on Follow-on Biologic Drugs for Media and Congressional Staff With Reps. Eshoo ...(Vice President & Chief Medical Offic...),Health

Date:7/14/2009

Vice President & Chief Medical Officer, Thomas Jefferson University, and Director, Jefferson Center for Vascular Diseases; and John F. Crowley, President and Chief Executive Officer of Amicus Therapeutics. All three will help highlight the importance of balancing cost reduction and the well-being of patients in the follow-on biologics debate, bringing their unique experiences and perspectives directly to Hill staffers.

    WHO: Representative Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Representative Mike Rogers (R-MI),
    Leading Medical Experts

    WHAT: Briefing for media and Congressional staff

    WHEN: Tomorrow, Wednesday, July 15th, 12-1 p.m.

    WHERE: Cannon Caucus Room, Cannon House Office Building 3rd Floor,
    Washington, D.C.

    WHY: A Follow-On Biologics Legislation Update; Congressional Leaders
    and Medical Experts Discuss Patient Safety

Those interested in attending this event can RSVP via email to Meryl Reichbach at mreichbach@cmpi.org or by calling her at 212-417-9169.

About CMPI

The Center for Medicine in the Public Interest, a non-profit public policy group dedicated to research-based free market reforms for the health care industry.

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