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title: The MedTech Conference Blog | Scott Whitaker
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## Scott Whitaker

Scott Whitaker is President and CEO of AdvaMed, the world’s largest medical technology association.

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<https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-whitaker-60295512> <http://www.twitter.com/scottwmedtech>

### Recent Posts

## [21st Century Cures: One Year Later](https://blog.themedtechconference.com/21st-century-cures-one-year-later)

 Posted by [Scott Whitaker](https://blog.themedtechconference.com/author/scott-whitaker) on December 13, 2017

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This week marks the one-year anniversary of a rarity in Washington, DC: enactment of a health care bill with bipartisan majorities in both the House and Senate; support of the Administration; as well as the backing of patients, physicians, hospitals, and the pharmaceutical and medical technology industries.

The 21st Century Cures Act, signed into law Dec. 13, 2016, is one of the most significant pieces of health care legislation in recent years. Designed to accelerate the discovery, development and delivery of life-saving and life-improving therapies for patients, the law includes a number of process reforms at FDA to improve the efficiency and predictability of the drug and medical device review processes as well as significant funding for new health care research at NIH.

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## [Join me in San Jose](https://blog.themedtechconference.com/join-me-in-san-jose)

 Posted by [Scott Whitaker](https://blog.themedtechconference.com/author/scott-whitaker) on June 27, 2017

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*Below is a message from AdvaMed President and CEO Scott Whitaker, shared to our email list on June 26, 2017. *

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