The NCATS Advisory Council Subcommittee on Medical Technologies (Devices and Diagnostics) was established at the September 2013 Advisory Council meeting. The mission of the subcommittee was to provide specific and actionable recommendations for ways that NCATS could stimulate innovation and facilitate translation in the medical device and diagnostics space, including technologies related to regenerative medicine, drug delivery and drug-device combinations. The subcommittee operated with the understanding of “translation” as the process of turning observations in the laboratory, clinic and community into effective interventions that improve the health of individuals and the public — from diagnostics and therapeutics to medical procedures and behavioral changes.
This currently inactive subcommittee included members who have extensive expertise in subject areas relevant to the development, implementation and adoption of medical technologies. Their insights and perspectives were critical to establishing a robust medical technologies program at NCATS and, more broadly, to the biomedical research community.
Subcommittee Members
Co-Chairs
Frank L. Douglas, Ph.D., M.D.
President and CEO
Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron
Paul G. Yock, M.D.
Martha Meier Weiland Professor
Departments of Bioengineering and Medicine, Program in Biodesign
Stanford University
Members
Margaret A. Anderson, M.A.
Executive Director
FasterCures
Center for Accelerating Medical Solutions
Robert I. Tepper, M.D.
Partner
Third Rock Ventures, LLC
Scott J. Weir, Pharm.D., Ph.D.
Director
Institute for Advancing Medical Innovation
University of Kansas Cancer Center
Ad Hoc Consultants
William J. Heetderks, Ph.D., M.D.
Director
Extramural Science Programs
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
Louis B. Jacques, M.D.
Director
Coverage & Analysis Group
Office of Clinical Standards and Quality
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Jeffrey E. Shuren, M.D., J.D.
Director
Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Food and Drug Administration
NCATS Liaisons
Stephen C. Groft, Pharm.D.
Senior Advisor to the Director
Office of the Director
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Carson R. Loomis, Ph.D.
Senior Advisor to the Director
Office of the Director
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences