Executive Director’s Corner

October 28, 2015

Progress in Action

Progress in Action: Max Cure Foundation’s Contributions to the Immune Cell Laboratory at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center As the first Executive Director of the Max Cure […]
September 17, 2015

Jonathan’s First Letter as Executive Director

On September 1, 2015 I began a new journey in my life. September 1, 2015 marks my first official day as the first Executive Director for […]
August 5, 2015
Jonathan Agin

Jonathan Agin Becomes MCF First Executive Director

The Max Cure Foundation is honored to announce that leading pediatric cancer advocate, Jonathan Eric Agin, JD, has accepted the position of Executive Director as of September 1, 2015.
June 26, 2015

President Obama Finally Appoints a Pediatric Oncologist to the National Cancer Advisory Board

For some time, childhood cancer advocates have been seeking the appointment of a pediatric oncologist to the National Cancer Advisory Board (“NCAB”). On June 18, 2015 this palpable absence was finally brought to a close with the announcement that Peter Adamson, MD was being appointed to the NCAB
April 8, 2015
Creating Hope

Creating Hope

In July, 2012, President Obama signed into law the Creating Hope Act for the purpose of incentivizing pharmaceutical companies, biotech firms and universities in seeking cures for what are known as Rare Children’s Diseases. Childhood Cancer is considered such a Rare Children’s Disease. Companies that are successful receiving approval from the FDA of drugs that meet the criteria of the Act receive vouchers that can be valuable to the companies in their efforts to bring other drugs to the market or, if they wish, can result in the sales of the vouchers by the companies to other companies at substantial prices. On March 10, 2015 a new drug specifically for children, aimed at high-risk neuroblastoma received FDA approval thanks to the Creating Hope Act.
March 5, 2015
Jonathan Agin

Stop This Act of Terror!

Max Cure Foundation's Vice-Chairman, Richard Plotkin calls upon the Congressional Caucus, led by Congressmen McCaul and Van Hollen, to do whatever is necessary through the Department of Homeland Security and/or the FBI to immediately begin an investigation to catch those that continue to prey on families facing the nightmare of having a child with cancer, and then, having experienced the death of that child.
March 5, 2015

Compassionate Use – There is no Winner

Max Cure's Director of External Affairs, and childhood cancer advocate, Jonathan Agin shares his insights into the current war on compassionate use.
February 6, 2015
Jonathan Agin

The Reluctant Advocate; My Own Words:

Childhood Cancer Advocate, Jonathan Agin, shares how he became an advocate for pediatric cancer causes and his plans for working with The Max Cure Foundation.
January 26, 2015
Jonathan Agin

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Jonathan shares how hackers are using the tragic death of a child who battled cancer as a new form of email scam.