We are thrilled to have gathered together some of the best minds
(and hearts) in the area of Parkinson’s Disease and other
neurodegenerative disorders to discuss what can be done to
accelerate the cure for Parkinson’s Disease.
We have learned about the difficulties involved in collaboration:
scheduling conflicts, intellectual property rights, university
commitments, financial restrictions, and unfortunately, general
organizational politics.
We have heard that for all these reasons a formalized long-term
collaboration in Parkinson’s Disease like the one we are
discussing is impossible. CPP is attempting to forge a new
paradigm for how diseases will be cured in the United States—a
public/private partnership that bridges academic research and for-
profit research and development to achieve the best in scientific
inquiry and translational research. We want to do all this with the
speed and power of market-driven product development.
And so we have quite an ambitious agenda planned: to find a way
to make the impossible possible. To put aside skepticism and
cynicism and to approach finding the means for collaboration the
way you would approach any challenge—methodically, creatively,
and passionately.
The Cure Parkinson’s Program thanks you for joining us and for
your willingness to explore the road less traveled with us—it, and
we, may make all the difference in the lives of existing
Parkinson's patients, future patients, families, friends, caretakers,
doctors, the list goes on and on…
We would also like to thank the many people who helped plan
and prepare this program.
We thank the Parkinson's advocates who have inspired us e and
in particular Jim Warsaw, whose indomitable belief in a cure and
in us has given us strength.
More about Jim Warsaw
Jim Warsaw is also founder of the National Parkinson’s
Foundation and the James H. Warsaw Foundation to Cure
Parkinson's Disease and has been active in NPF locally and
nationally. He served on the founding board of the Parkinson
Alliance and was awarded UC-Irvine’s prestigious 2001 Silver
Ribbon Award for his promotion of Parkinson’s Disease
research. He sits on UCI’s Parkinson’s Task Force and
Neuroscience-Dean’s Advisory Committee and he advised a
similar committee at the Oregon Health Science University. Mr.
Warsaw was the president of Sports Specialties Corporation
(1981-1993), a pioneer sports marketing company that led the
world in licensed sports headwear. Nike acquired the company in
1993. Mr. Warsaw founded the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center
at the University of Oregon’s Lundquist College of Business. The
Warsaw Center is regarded today as one of the leading, if not the
leading, programs of its kind in the world. Mr. Warsaw sits on the
University of Oregon Board of Trustees and its Business School
Advisory Council.
In His Own Words
"The people who have the passion, who care, who want to give to
society, they're going to win," Warsaw says. "This Parkinson's is a
winnable game, and we're going to win it."
--Founder, Jim Warsaw
(and hearts) in the area of Parkinson’s Disease and other
neurodegenerative disorders to discuss what can be done to
accelerate the cure for Parkinson’s Disease.
We have learned about the difficulties involved in collaboration:
scheduling conflicts, intellectual property rights, university
commitments, financial restrictions, and unfortunately, general
organizational politics.
We have heard that for all these reasons a formalized long-term
collaboration in Parkinson’s Disease like the one we are
discussing is impossible. CPP is attempting to forge a new
paradigm for how diseases will be cured in the United States—a
public/private partnership that bridges academic research and for-
profit research and development to achieve the best in scientific
inquiry and translational research. We want to do all this with the
speed and power of market-driven product development.
And so we have quite an ambitious agenda planned: to find a way
to make the impossible possible. To put aside skepticism and
cynicism and to approach finding the means for collaboration the
way you would approach any challenge—methodically, creatively,
and passionately.
The Cure Parkinson’s Program thanks you for joining us and for
your willingness to explore the road less traveled with us—it, and
we, may make all the difference in the lives of existing
Parkinson's patients, future patients, families, friends, caretakers,
doctors, the list goes on and on…
We would also like to thank the many people who helped plan
and prepare this program.
We thank the Parkinson's advocates who have inspired us e and
in particular Jim Warsaw, whose indomitable belief in a cure and
in us has given us strength.
More about Jim Warsaw
Jim Warsaw is also founder of the National Parkinson’s
Foundation and the James H. Warsaw Foundation to Cure
Parkinson's Disease and has been active in NPF locally and
nationally. He served on the founding board of the Parkinson
Alliance and was awarded UC-Irvine’s prestigious 2001 Silver
Ribbon Award for his promotion of Parkinson’s Disease
research. He sits on UCI’s Parkinson’s Task Force and
Neuroscience-Dean’s Advisory Committee and he advised a
similar committee at the Oregon Health Science University. Mr.
Warsaw was the president of Sports Specialties Corporation
(1981-1993), a pioneer sports marketing company that led the
world in licensed sports headwear. Nike acquired the company in
1993. Mr. Warsaw founded the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center
at the University of Oregon’s Lundquist College of Business. The
Warsaw Center is regarded today as one of the leading, if not the
leading, programs of its kind in the world. Mr. Warsaw sits on the
University of Oregon Board of Trustees and its Business School
Advisory Council.
In His Own Words
"The people who have the passion, who care, who want to give to
society, they're going to win," Warsaw says. "This Parkinson's is a
winnable game, and we're going to win it."
--Founder, Jim Warsaw
Dr. Andrew Salzman of
Inotek Corp. made
thoughtful contributions at
the first CPP conference in
Chicago
Inotek Corp. made
thoughtful contributions at
the first CPP conference in
Chicago
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CPP co-founders Jim Warsaw
and Marc Pollick, present
co-founder Dr James Fallon
with an award for excellence.
and Marc Pollick, present
co-founder Dr James Fallon
with an award for excellence.