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Pioneer Institute’s Life Sciences Initiative

Pioneer Institute’s Life Sciences Initiative (PLSI) aims to increase public understanding of the life sciences ecosystem and offer policy options to expand patient access to breakthrough therapies without harming the very ecosystem that makes those breakthroughs possible.

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William S. Smith is Director of the Life Sciences Initiative at Pioneer Institute. He has 25 years of experience in government and in corporate roles, including as vice president of public affairs and policy at Pfizer, and as a consultant to major pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies. He held senior staff positions for the Republican House leadership on Capitol Hill, the White House, and in the Massachusetts Governor’s office. He earned his PhD with distinction at The Catholic University of America (CUA).

Dr. Robert Popovian is Visiting Fellow with Pioneer Institute’s Life Sciences Initiative. He is the Founder of the strategic consulting firm Conquest Advisors, and previously served as Vice President, U.S. Government Relations at Pfizer. Dr. Popovian has published extensively and has delivered briefings, and expert reviews for the U.S. Congress, state legislatures, and at national and global conferences. He was recently appointed as the Chief Science Policy Officer for Global Healthy Living Foundation. He completed his Doctorate in Pharmacy and Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy degrees at the University of Southern California with honors; and a residency in Pharmacy Practice/Adult Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases at the Los Angeles County-USC Hospital and fellowship in Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy at USC.

Gauri Binoy is a research assistant at Pioneer. She graduated from Cornell University with a BA in Biological Sciences and Developmental Sociology in May 2021. She pursued research during her collegiate career in Cognitive Neuroscience, and completed her four years with a honors thesis and was selected amongst many students to receive an accolade of outstanding thesis in behavior. She has also done a plethora of work in the public healthcare sector, with an emphasis on access to care for the underprivileged and uninsured. Currently, she works as a healthcare analyst for Huron, working with hospitals and healthcare systems to create optimal solutions and improved workflows. She also volunteers in her free time for community organizations in the Boston area. Her future interests are deeply rooted in life sciences and healthcare policy, with hopes to work in spaces that will facilitate structural changes to lead to more equitable solutions.

Get Updates on our Work to Protect Patients and Innovation!

Get Updates on our Work to Protect Patients and Innovation!

Read Pioneer Institute Research:

First-of-Its-Kind Interactive Mapping Tool Reveals Extent of For-Profit Entities Benefitting from the 340B Drug Pricing Program

January 11, 2023/by Editorial Staff

Is CHIA’s Drug Cost Data Reliable?

November 2, 2022/by William Smith

Is this PBM tactic blocking healthcare access?

September 16, 2022/by Gauri Binoy

The Realities Behind US Healthcare Spending

August 8, 2022/by Gauri Binoy

Recent Media Coverage:

Harvard research points to ending drug cost help

November 7, 2022/by William Smith

A Modest Proposal to Raise Federal Revenue

September 27, 2021/by William Smith

ICER Proves Its Lack of Business Acumen, Again

February 3, 2021/by William Smith

Report: Rare Disease Patients Hurt by “One-Size-Fits-All” ICER Framework

June 26, 2019/by Editorial Staff

Putting a Price on Life: The Coming Fight Over Government Rationing of Medical Care

June 12, 2019/by Editorial Staff

Here’s why Sarah Palin’s ‘death panels’ are now being debated in Massachusetts

April 25, 2019/by Editorial Staff

Issue Brief: Problems With The Institute of Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) and the QALY Methodology

April 23, 2019/by Editorial Staff

Commentary: Proposed Drug Price Caps Would Stall Advances in Health Care

April 23, 2019/by Editorial Staff

TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT PATIENTS AND INNOVATION:

Click here to download our digital advocacy toolkit of social media, email, and website content resources to share information on how ICER threatens patients and innovation.

Read Research From Other Experts:

November 6, 2019

National Council on Disability (NCD): Quality-Adjusted Life Years and the Devaluation of Life with Disability

April 23, 2019

MacIver Institute: Issue Brief – Problems With The Institute of Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) and the QALY Methodology

March 20, 2019

Xcenda: Applying ICER Assessments in Medicaid Could Limit Patients’ Access to Medicines

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