Rare Disease Legislative Advocates in coordination with Rare Disease Congressional Caucus
Co-Chairs: Representative Leonard Lance (R-NJ), Representative Joe Crowley (D-NY),
Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), and Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) welcome you to a briefing on:

Driving Innovation for Lifesaving Therapies through PDUFA Reauthorization in 2017

Moderator:  Kay Holcombe, Senior Vice President for Science Policy, Biotechnology Innovation Organization

  • The Politics of PDUFA
    • Ron Klink, Senior Policy Advisor, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, Former U.S. Representative
  • Navigating the PDUFA Process for Rare Disease Patient Organizations
    • Joseph R. Murray, Esq., Director of Government and Legal Affairs, debra of America
  • The Use of Real World Evidence and Patient Engagement in PDUFA
    • Eric Gascho, Vice President of Government Affairs, National Health Council
  • How PDUFA Can Drive Innovation
    • Andrew Womack, Director of Federal Government Affairs, Genentech
  • The Process of PDUFA: From Bill to Law
      • Molly McDonnell, Senior Health Policy Advisor, Office of Congressman Leonard Lance (NJ-07)