Engineering Medicine
Mung Chiang
03.31.22
Source: Forbes
Clinical pharmacologist Harry Shirkey noted more than 50 years ago that children are often “therapeutic orphans” in biomedical research. Today, we see a continued five- to 10-year lag of pediatric biomedical advances behind the adult populations.
In pediatric healthcare, approximately 90% of healthcare resources are utilized by 5 to 10% of children who suffer complex and chronic medical conditions. In many cases, these 5,000 pediatric-only rare conditions, or “orphan diseases,” lack a market large enough to drive intervention, which permeates both the pharmaceutical and biomedical device industries.
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Purdue announces growing presence in India at event with Sen. Young and Ambassador Garcetti
Purdue University strengthens its partnership with India, announcing its Center for Education and Engagement, and U.S.-India Center of Excellence in Semiconductors (CES) jointly with the Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, with support from the governments of the U.S. and India. Right: Purdue President Mung Chiang shakes hands Friday with (left) Eric Garcetti, U.S. ambassador to India, and U.S. Sen. Todd Young (Purdue University photo/John Underwood)