Industry to Biden: Count Us In On Cancer Moonshot

AdvaMed says the medtech industry needs to at the table to advise the government on investments that could lead to future cancer diagnostics and treatments.

President Joe Biden tours the radiation oncology department at the Arthur James Cancer Hospital in Columbus, OH, on 23 March, 2021
President Joe Biden tours the radiation oncology department at the Arthur James Cancer Hospital in Columbus, OH, on 23 March, 2021 • Source: Alamy

Following US President Joe Biden’s decision to relaunch the Cancer Moonshot project, medtech lobby group AdvaMed said the device and diagnostics industry should be included in conversations to advance cancer research.

In 2016, then VP Biden was tasked with leading the Beau Biden Cancer Moonshot initiative, which is named after his...

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