On diagnostics in medicine: Only 3% of all medical research money (including your tax dollars!) is spent on diagnostics in the medical sector. The majority of lung cancer patients are only diagnosed in Stage IV, an almost incurable phase of a very curable disease. There is no clinical biochemistry field, and therefore incredibly relevant biochemical principles are not applied to diagnosing diseases.

On rare diseases: There are 25 million people in United States suffering from over 7000 different rare diseases, yet their treatment is virtually non-existent because they are deemed "unprofitable." We have the technology and knowledge to develop cures, but no one is.

And there are many, many more.

There is disconnect between science, health, and technology policymaking and the fast-moving pace of biological, engineering, chemistry, and physical science fields. We want the populace to be informed about policy issues that can affect the health of themselves and their families for... moreOn diagnostics in medicine: Only 3% of all medical research money (including your tax dollars!) is spent on diagnostics in the medical sector. The majority of lung cancer patients are only diagnosed in Stage IV, an almost incurable phase of a very curable disease. There is no clinical biochemistry field, and therefore incredibly relevant biochemical principles are not applied to diagnosing diseases.

On rare diseases: There are 25 million people in United States suffering from over 7000 different rare diseases, yet their treatment is virtually non-existent because they are deemed "unprofitable." We have the technology and knowledge to develop cures, but no one is.

And there are many, many more.

There is disconnect between science, health, and technology policymaking and the fast-moving pace of biological, engineering, chemistry, and physical science fields. We want the populace to be informed about policy issues that can affect the health of themselves and their families for the rest of their lives. Many issues simply aren't given enough attention, and we lose many chances for critical civic engagement.

Contact Us to join the exciting NextGEN community by either connecting with an existing team or establishing your own! Science policy affects hundreds of thousands of people, and we need to show our elected officials that constituents are informed and passionate about these issues. Becoming a part of NextGEN Policy enables you to help students realize how much of a difference they can make.

The issues we focus on mean the difference between life and death. Funding or no funding. Real change in public policy, or none. Our goal is to help the people who need it, to make sure that people actually benefit from the billions spent on medical research, to draw attention to corruption in the pharmaceutical sector and to give kids the tools to fight it. NextGEN Policy is taking a unique approach to an often-overlooked, yet extremely important issue. We hope you will join us.