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Future of Health Summit 2024
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Our work encompasses four portfolios: FasterCures, Feeding Change, Future of Aging, and Public Health. We also work collectively to address challenges that require cross-cutting solutions.
Featured Thought Leadership
Bridging Gaps in Clinical Trials: Strategies for Increasing Access and Representation
Despite high levels of spending on health care in the United States—almost double that of peer high-income countries—health outcomes continue to lag across a wide range of disease conditions. The differences in the incidence, prevalence...Read Report
The Supply of Clinical Trial Sites: Openings, Closings, and Longevity
Clinical trial sites are central to the conduct of pharmaceutical studies, typically involving at least one—and often several—physical locations.Read Report
A Midpoint Reckoning: The United States and the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing
As leaders gather in New York for the United Nations (UN) General Assembly this September, the world is also marking the midpoint of the UN’s Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021–2030). The initiative calls on nations to work together to support...Read ArticleImage
Dawn M. Carpenter
Director, Financial LongevityDawn M. Carpenter, DLS, is the director of financial longevity at MI Health.
Public Health Pathways for Vision Loss Prevention
As noncommunicable disease rates climb worldwide, vision loss remains an underrecognized but pressing public health challenge. Diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease can lead to serious eye conditions, while vision impairment...Read Report
Request for Proposals: Kissick Family Foundation Frontotemporal Dementia Grant Program (2025-2026)
The Kissick Family Foundation Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) Grant Program will fund a third cohort of research studies to understand the fundamental biology of why and how sporadic forms of FTD develop. In partnership with the Milken...Read Article
Milken Institute Announces Steering Committee of New Women’s Health Network
The Milken Institute is pleased to announce the inaugural Steering Committee members of the Women’s Health Network, a global collaborative that collates, elevates, and advances existing and new efforts in women’s health research and...Read ArticleImage
Drea Braxmeier
Senior Director, Marketing and CommunicationsDrea Braxmeier is a communications professional with nearly 20 years working in the nonprofit and agency settings. She specializes in media relations, thought leadership, and executive positioning.
Family Caregiving: Every Sector, Every Solution
“Even as a health-care professional, I experience how overwhelming the cost of care is each year. No one should have to carry that burden alone.” During a private roundtable at the 2025 Milken Institute Global Conference, Sandra Abrevaya...Read ArticleImage
Priyanka Shah
Associate Director, Future of AgingPriyanka Shah is the associate director of the Milken Institute Future of Aging, which advances healthy longevity and financial security for all through a life-course perspective on aging and longevity.
After the Fires, the Fires Still Burn
On January 7, 2025, the Los Angeles metropolitan area experienced something unprecedented in modern American history. Two simultaneous urban fires broke out in Los Angeles County, fueled by a nine-month drought and hurricane-strength winds...Read ArticleImage
Kevin Klowden
Executive Director, Milken Institute FinanceKevin Klowden is the executive director of Milken Institute Finance. He specializes in the study of key factors that underlie the development of competitive regional economies (clusters of innovation, patterns of trade and investment, and concentration of skilled labor) and how these are influenced by public policy and, in turn, affect regional economies both globally and nationally.Prescription Drug User Fee Act VIII (PDUFA)
FasterCures at the Milken Institute is honored to provide our response to the Reauthorization of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act; Public Meeting; Request for Comments [FDA–2025–N–0816]. As a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank, the Milken...Read LetterImage
Esther Krofah
Executive Vice President, Milken Institute HealthEsther Krofah is the executive vice president of Milken Institute Health, leading FasterCures, Public Health, the Future of Aging, and Feeding Change. She has extensive experience managing efforts to unite diverse stakeholders to solve critical issues and achieve shared goals that improve patients’ lives.
Thriving Beyond Service: Strategic Philanthropy for the Military-to-Civilian Transition
For many veterans and their families, the transition from military service to civilian life—the military-to-civilian transition (MCT)—can present practical, logistical, and emotional challenges that affect their ability to thrive post...Read Report
Stories from the Field: Ginger Gregory
At Biogen, our commitment to caregiving support stems from our deep connection to the patients we serve. We understand the challenges faced by individuals living with complex, difficult-to-treat diseases and the role caregivers play in...Read Article
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