Events

Precision health has the potential to dramatically transform the healthcare landscape by developing cutting-edge solutions that significantly improve patient outcomes. Now, following its contributions to the groundbreaking development of the COVID-19 vaccines, greater focus is on precision health than ever before. Extending beyond cancer care, the recent development of tools that advance the efficacy of diagnosis and treatment for numerous […]

Despite bipartisan agreement that the high cost of drugs must be addressed, proposals to reform the U.S. drug pricing system have languished for years. There’s no shortage of ideas on what to do—Medicare price negotiation, greater price transparency, international reference pricing, patent exclusivity changes, and price controls all have their advocates. But there’s no consensus on how to strike the […]

Injuries and illnesses requiring emergency medical care often attract responses from law enforcement, and law enforcement officers are frequently present in hospitals. Anyone seeking emergency care might encounter law enforcement in the hospital, but this is particularly true for survivors of violent crime, incarcerated patients, survivors of sexual assault and intimate partner violence, patients experiencing psychiatric emergencies, undocumented immigrants, and […]

The connection between wealth and health was never more evident than during the pandemic. As the temporary expansion of the child tax credit lifts millions of families out of poverty, policymakers are debating more permanent measures to build wealth in disadvantaged communities, such as “baby bonds” and guaranteed income. The impact on health and health care could be dramatic. This […]

The UNC Healthcare Case Competition is an interdisciplinary event designed to leverage students’ unique learning, development, and career experiences by challenging them to develop an innovative solution to a relevant healthcare issue. This is a great venue for graduate students to showcase their leadership, critical thinking, creativity, and network with other future healthcare leaders—in addition to winning a prize! Graduate students from […]

Session One - Rise of (and Issues Surrounding) SAFEs Are you considering starting a company or investing as Angel or Friends and Family? Does your firm invest in Series A? Join us! Established a few years ago by Y Combinator, Simple Agreement for Future Equity/SAFE contracts have become fairly standard for Angel and pre-Series A fund-raising, often replacing Convertible Notes. […]

Biologics have revolutionized the treatment of care, but often at high prices. The Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA) of 2010 created a pathway for approval and market launch of “biosimilar” products with the goal of introducing affordable alternatives and enhancing competition. As the biosimilar market evolves with new biosimilars coming to market, it is essential to consider patient, […]

The Johns Hopkins Symposium on Healthcare Operations (JHSHO), started in 2016, features global thought leaders from both academia and practice. The third symposium, sponsored by the Hopkins Business of Health Initiative, focuses on supply chain resilience, an urgent mandate emerging from painful and teachable moments during the COVID-19 pandemic. This symposium features pioneering supply chain scholars — including Willy Shih (Harvard), David […]

Please join us for a panel discussion featuring CEOs who will discuss the main trends in digital health – both for their organizations and the sector generally.

Join us to hear Jenica McHugh discuss the changing role of technology in healthcare and how companies use technology to disrupt their markets.