Can the Crowd Save Medical Research?

Scott Finkelstein, MD

Chief Medical Officer@ConsanoScott

Who Are We?

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The Day Our Lives Changed

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The Fog of Cancer

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Our Motivation

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The Current Landscape

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Researcher Challenges

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Key CharacteristicsTransparent

Directed

Connected

• 100% of every project donation goes to the research project individual has decided to support

• Organization overhead is supported separately through individual donations, corporate sponsorships and foundation grants

• Each project specifies exactly what the money will be used to fund

• Individuals decide exactly which project to support, easily connecting with research that matters to them

• Researchers provide ongoing updates about the project, keeping communication open with their donor group

• Donors can share their stories and read the stories of others impacted by disease

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You give, THEY decide

You give, YOU decide

Shifting a Paradigm

Take back CONTROL

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The “Aha” Moment

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Our Solution

The Players

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Health Categories

Breast Cancer

Childhood Muscle Cancer

FULLY FUNDED

Childhood Brain Cancer

Esophageal Cancer

Ovarian Cancer

Lung Transplant

Maternal/Fetal

Health

Palliative Care

Uterine Cancer

Lung Cancer

Pancreatic CancerIn the pipeline:

Cord Blood

Childhood Leukemia

Colorectal Cancer

Type 1 Diabetes

Prostate Cancer

Melanoma

Sarcoma

Transverse Myelitis

Oral Cancer

Leukemia

Metastatic Breast Cancer

Launched:

Fanconi Anemia

Type 2 Diabetes

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Young, motivated PhD

Early-stage medulloblastoma research

95th percentile DOD application

Great project that needed funding

June 2013: Fully funded Consano project

Sept 2013: awarded $250,000 Hyundai Hope on Wheels grant

Fully Funded

Dr. Monika Davare

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Key Differentiator: Vetting

• 13 projects launched

• 12 disease categories

• University partners• 6 current• 10+ in development

• Nearly $50,000 raised

• Over 50% of donors leave a “tip”

Six Months Old

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Why Do You Donate?

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Importance of the Blog

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Disease Knows No Borders

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Hope. Honor. Heal.

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