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AdvaMed Throws Weight Behind Protestors In Ongoing US Demonstrations

The move is unusual for a group that tends to stay out of the political fray

AdvaMed CEO Scott Whitaker shared a letter he sent to member companies voicing support for the ongoing protests around the US against police brutality that were sparked after the killing of George Floyd. “While we continue our single-minded pursuit of medical breakthroughs to treat and cure disease, we must also have a single-minded focus on eradicating the disease of racism in this country and around the world,” Whitaker wrote.

comments made by Scott Whitaker (left) and Kevin Lobo (right)
ADVAMED CEO SCOTT WHITAKER (LEFT) AND CHAIRMAN KEVIN LOBO AT THE 2019 MEDTECH CONFERENCE IN BOSTON • Source: Ferdous Al-Faruque

For an organization that tends to stay out of the political fray, the medtech lobby group AdvaMed took the unusual step of voicing support for protesters who’ve been carrying out nationwide demonstrations calling for law enforcement reforms after a black man was killed by a police officer in Minneapolis, MN.

AdvaMed CEO Scott Whitaker on 3 June

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