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Better Health, Brighter Future for Rare with Dan Curran

Author
n-Lorem Foundation (Dr. Stan Crooke, Amy Williford, Kim Butler, Andrew Serrano, Jon Magnuson, and Kira Dineen)
Published
Wed 04 Oct 2023
Episode Link
https://patientempowermentprogram.podbean.com/e/better-health-brighter-future-for-rare-with-dan-curran/

Dr. Daniel Curran leads Takeda’s efforts to unlock innovation and deliver transformative medicines in a variety of rare-disease areas. Dan embraces learning from, collaborating with, and meeting members of the rare disease community in an effort to produce treatments that result in better health and a brighter future for rare.


  • 2:02 How rare disease is defined at Takeda

  • 4:10 Rare disease units at Takeda

  • 5:23 How Takeda economically justifies half of their pipeline being rare disease drugs

  • 9:06 The price of rare disease drugs is too high

  • 12:15 Why rare disease efforts are often associated with hematology

  • 14:57 What Dr. Curran enjoys about leading Takeda's rare genetics and hematology therapeutic unit

  • 16:42 Dr. Curran's professional journey

  • 20:50 Takeda's choice to support n-Lorem



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