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. 2017 Nov 21;2(Suppl 1):16-21.
doi: 10.1159/000479674. eCollection 2017 Nov-Dec.

Personalised Medicine - Bringing Innovation to the Healthcare System

Denis Horgan  1 , Mary Baker  2 , Peter Riegman  3 , Chiara Bernini  1
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Personalised Medicine - Bringing Innovation to the Healthcare System

Denis Horgan et al. Biomed Hub. .

Abstract

Healthcare innovation has never been more prevalent than it is today. But these innovations are only very slowly being embedded into Europe's healthcare systems. There is a huge capacity here in the EU to improve the health and quality of life of all citizens, but the extent to which it is happening is far from optimal. What is ringing out like a bell is that there is a clear need for better focus from policy makers, as this article explains. A policy bridge is required and a conscious decision among the powers-that-be in Europe needs to find a way to harmonise multiple strands of activity and responsibility in the health arena. The end goal will be for the EU to more effectively integrate the incredible advances in science into healthcare systems, for the benefit of all patients.

Keywords: Cures; Disease; European Council; Innovation; Intellectual property; Market; Obama; Political; Proactivity; Sustainable; Transformation.

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