Council for American Medical Innovation and Hoosiers Work for Health Host Indiana...

Council for American Medical Innovation and Hoosiers Work for Health Host
Indiana Forum on Medical Innovation

INDIANAPOLIS, July 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Council for American
Medical Innovation headlined a forum on medical innovation today in
Indianapolis hosted by Hoosiers Work for Health. Former Democratic Majority
Leader Richard Gephardt, president of the Council for American Medical
Innovation, joined leaders in Indiana government, academia and business for a
panel discussion on medical innovation's role in the Indiana economy, and what
is needed to maintain a robust environment for medical innovation as federal
policy is being developed in Congress.

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"Medical innovation in Indiana is creating jobs and strengthening the
economy," said Gephardt. "We must do what is necessary to preserve an
environment here, and around the country, where science and discovery can
thrive. That means implementing policies at the national level that increase
incentives for investment in research, development and its application, and
increasing budgets for quality education."

The discussion took place at the Indiana University Emerging Technologies
Center, and panelists included:
-- Kathy Davis, Former Lieutenant Governor, State of Indiana
-- Richard Gephardt, President of the Council for American Medical
Innovation
-- Dr. Richard Mohs, Lead Alzheimer's Researcher, Eli Lilly
-- Earl Phalen, J.D., Head of the Summer Advantages Program

-- Bart Peterson, Senior Vice President, Eli Lilly and former Mayor of
Indianapolis

About the Council for American Medical Innovation
The United States faces serious challenges to maintaining its leadership
position in innovation. The Council for American Medical Innovation is
bringing together leaders in research, medicine, public health, academia,
education, labor, and business, who are working in partnership toward a
national policy agenda aimed at preserving U.S. leadership in medical
innovation. American medical innovators create millions of high-paying jobs,
and their discoveries are integral in the fight to cure cancer and other
illnesses. The Council for American Medical Innovation views leadership in
medical innovation as a key part of America's economic recovery, future
prosperity and health.

For more information on the Council for American Medical Innovation, visit
www.americanmedicalinnovation.org.

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SOURCE Council for American Medical Innovation

Laura Lowery, +1-206-799-5604, for the Council for American Medical
Innovation, llowery@apcoworldwide.com