Hoover Institution (Stanford, CA)— On August 13, Chairman David Schweikert (R-AZ-01) of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee hosted a roundtable at Hoover entitled “Lowering Barriers to Innovate: Regulatory Sandboxes and the Federal Government’s Role.”
The convening brought together venture capitalists, healthcare policy experts and Hoover fellows to discuss how Congress can develop new ways to allow inventors, startups and established firms to test new products and processes without getting buried in red tape.
Joining the discussion were Hoover fellows Patrick A. McLaughlin, who specializes in evaluating the cost to economic growth posed by regulatory burden across all levels of government, and Allison Okamura, who develops human centered robots capable of completing dexterous, delicate tasks.
Together, the group discussed how to streamline the development, testing and adoption of new products in the healthcare cost management, energy, robotics and rail transportation sectors.
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