The Issue: The treatment options for patients with most catastrophic diseases have not significantly improved in the last decades even though the US government and industry have invested over $500B dollars in medical research to discover new drugs and devices. Read More...

A Solution: Potential treatments ALREADY EXIST in the scientific literature and in clinical practice that can quickly, safely and economically impact patients. This "Rediscovery Research" impacts patients by reusing and reconfiguring already existing drugs, devices, treatment protocols and clinical anecdotes. Read More...

Who: The Patient Impact Initiative is a collaboration of philanthropists, disease specific non-profits Volunteer Health Organizations (VHOs), research institutions, researchers, patient support groups, industry, media and the lay leaders that drive better treatments and cures to patients by reusing what we already know, which we call Rediscovery Research. Read More...

What: The Patient Impact Initiative will raise and manage a $100,000,000 fund to support at least five years of Rediscovery Research that leverages science and medicine that already exists in the clinic, lab and literature to bring life changing impact to a wide variety of patients while they are still healthy enough to benefit. Read More...

How: The Patient Impact Initiative will support 1-3 year Patient Impact Projects that focus on any disease, use any therapy and impact any group of patients in order to create better treatment options, improve early diagnosis and lengthen disease remission. Read More...

Where: Research will take place at carefully selected academic research institutions, biotechs, pharmaceutical companies and clinical practices. Read More...