$265,000 number Clinton's Speech AdvaMed RTI Biologics Tutogen
A seemingly small but interesting lead of mine just turned out to be a whale of a catch. Hillary Clinton was paid 265,000 dollars by AdvaMed for a single speech. It turns out a member of AdvaMed is RTI Surgical which, while then known as RTI Biologics, illegally harvested dead bodies for bone marrow, organs, and tissue from the Ukraine to sell for a profit. Tutogen was their German division that was caught also using tissue stolen from dead corpses in the Ukraine. Many of the corpses they used also were riddled with diseases and negatively hurt the people who got transplants of their organic materials. It should be noted, Hillary took these peoples money after all this had already come out about them.
Haiti
RTI Biologics also donated allografts to Haiti after the earthquake in 2010, probably to try to get some more illegal tissue from there.
BioFlorida PhRma Shkreli
But there is more! I have discovered a group that encompasses Tavistock, RTI Surgical and other shady groups. It is called BioFlorida. While it admittedly has a ton of members and many of the lower paying ones are probably honest businesses their premiere member list reads like a whose-who of pharma corruption. One is PhRma whose president Stephen Ubl used to work for AdvaMed. When PhRma went after Martin Shkreli the "bad boy" of pharma got pissed off. Apparently even he thought that he didn't hold a candle to the likes of BioFlorida members like PhRma and Amgen.
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anon401 ago
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/president-bill-clinton-to-address-advamed-2009-the-medtech-conference-63541562.html
President Bill Clinton to Address AdvaMed 2009: The MedTech Conference Oct 05, 2009
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AdvaMed 2009 is pleased to announce that President Bill Clinton, founder of the William J. Clinton Foundation and the 42nd President of the United States, will speak at AdvaMed 2009: The MedTech Conference on Wednesday, October 14 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. His speech, entitled "Embracing our Common Humanity," will be open to all full-conference registrants.
President Clinton served the United States for eight years during a time of unprecedented prosperity and change. Now, President Clinton is a powerful voice for progress around the world as he shares his unique insights and observations with audiences around the world. President Clinton's public speeches describe the challenge of globalization, emphasize our growing interdependence, and point the way toward a common future based on shared goals and values."
President Clinton's remarks will be a feature of the three-day conference bringing together industry, investor, media and policy-maker stakeholders within the medical technology community. President Clinton's address and question and answer session will be delivered during the Wednesday plenary breakfast. Other distinguished plenary speakers at the October 12-14, AdvaMed 2009 conference include: Sir Bruce Keogh, Medical Director, National Health Service, England; M. Philippe Sauvage Deputy Chief of Staff, French Minister of Health; Dr. Joshua M. Sharfstein Principal Deputy Commissioner, U.S. Food the Drug Administration (FDA).
anon401 ago
http://popperandco.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-this-years-advamed-conference/
SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2011
Q: As you mentioned, plenary speakers at the AdvaMed Conference are very important and influential people, and this year is no different. What issues will the speakers, including former President George W. Bush and Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley, address? How did they get involved in this year’s event?
A: With respect to Governor O’Malley, we invited him because there is such a large medical technology industry in Maryland; it’s a key part of the O’Malley Administration strategy to get to know the industry and to foster its growth. We saw that and invited him – and we are pleased he is willing to make the trip to Washington. While a lot of Marylanders think about the bioscience medical industry in the state, Maryland is also home to many device and diagnostic companies such as BD and Qiagen.
As for President Bush, his family has a long history of personal experience with medical devices, which helps provide a personal connection for him as a speaker.
The U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius; the FDA Director of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Dr. Jeffrey Shuren; and Counselor to the FDA Commissioner John Taylor will also be part of the meeting this year.
Jem777 ago
Notice who is also mentioned. Kathleen Sebellius. Curious. What happens in Kansas stays in Kansas.