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Gephardt leads "Innovate Iowa" forum in Des Moines Former House Majority Leader joined by Gov. Culver and innovation leaders  Iowa's
leading business, reasearch and academic minds joined Former
House Majority Speaker Dick Gephardt and Iowa Governor Chet
Culver for the Innovate Iowa forum on medical innovation at the
University of Iowa's John and Mary Pappajohn Education Center in
Des Moines on November 20. The forum was a "Best and Brightest
in Medical Innovation" event hosted by the Council
for American Medical Innovation and the Iowa Biotechnology
Association.
The forum conference and surrounding press activity centered on
the need for continued growth and cultivation of biomedical
innovation in Iowa. The day kicked off with a TV appearance on Iowa’s top rated statewide political program “Iowa Press.” Rep. Gephardt spoke with the leading political reporters from IPTV, Associated Press, and Radio Iowa. After the appearance Rep. Gephardt did an interview with IowaPolitics, the online source for political news across Iowa. Following the morning media, Rep. Gephardt hosted a VIP lunch of key policy leaders including Governor Chet Culver to talk about Innovate Iowa. After the luncheon we held a pre-event press conference with Governor Culver and event panelists. The media turnout featured all local media outlets and also many statewide networks. The event itself drew over 80 of the best and brightest minds in the state for a informative discussion about innovation and how Iowa can become a leader in lifesciences, biopharmaceuticals, and medical innovation. The response from the business community, universities and media has been outstanding. |
 11/17: Gephardt in Iowa Friday for policy announcement, IPTV Forum 11/21: Medical innovation program kicks off |
 11/20: Ex-Missouri Congressman Gephardt in Iowa, touting "medical innovation" 11/20: Gephardt on this week's "Iowa Press" |
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 11/20: Gephardt pushes for more investment in medical research, says it can cut costs, find cures |
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 Governor Chet Culver discusses the importance of innovation at Friday's pre-event press conference. |
 Former House Majority Leader Dick Gephardt details the benefits of investment in medical research. |
 Doug Getter, Executive Director of the Iowa Biotechnology Association, talks about emerging treatments and innovation. |
 Des Moines' top print and broadcast media outlets turned out for the morning press conference. |
 Eighty of Iowa's top business leaders, academics, venture capitalists, biotech representatives and numerous media outlets pack into the John and Marie Pappajohn Education Center for the Innovate Iowa Conference. |
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 Governor Culver delivers opening remarks at the Innovate Iowa Conference. |
 Former Congressman Gephardt facilitates discussion as panel moderator. |
 From left to right: Doug Getter, Executive Director of the Iowa Biotechnology Association; Dr. Tahara Hira, personal economics and consumer finance professor at Iowa State University; Former Congressman Gephardt; David Miles, Chairman of the Iowa Board of Regents; Dr. Stacy Cyphert, Assistant Vice President of Health Policy at the University of Iowa; and Doug Reichardt, Holms Murphy & Associates chairman emeritus. |
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