Greater Boston has by far the highest concentration of both hospitals and Pioneer ACOs per capita in the country. It is a leading hub for innovation in many market sectors, and the healthcare space is no exception. This group has been formed to build more of a community for these various innovators to connect and interact. It will also hopefully provide them with resources about which they may not have otherwise known.

In the past 5 years, it has become obvious that current drug discovery pipelines are dry and innovation in the biotech industry is broken. Moreover, the individual has retreated to the most under utilized asset in the drug discovery process. A revolution is happening right now that empowers patients to own their own data and share it in a collaborative, pre-competitive space, aligns commercial, for-profit opportunity in drug discovery with patient-centric initiatives, and harnesses the wisdom of …

… . - What: Providers for Progress organizes meet-ups for the Boston healthcare community. Each event has a theme related to improving healthcare. Featured guests are invited based on their expertise related to the event's theme. - Who: Any healthcare professional in the Boston area is invited. - Where: Each meet-up is held in a fun, social setting. - When: Events are planned monthly. See the Wall / Events for upcoming meet-ups. - Why: Because we have a lot to learn from each other, because we can …