This news item is about: The following opinion column appeared in The Hill and is written by Dr. Avery August, professor of immunology at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine and Dr. Cherie Butts, associate director for Program Leadership at Biogen, and adjunct associate professor at the University of Maryland. Safer, more effective medicine calls for disruptive biomedical innovation. Disruptive innovation in biomedical science training will increase the rate of safer and more effective medicines for patients.