2627 Developing Drugs for Rare Diseases 2709 The 111th Congress: What's Happened and What's to Come in its 1st Session 2908 Apples & Oranges: The Opportunities & Challenges for Implementing Comparative Effectiveness Research 2912 Preparing Before the Storm: The Reimbursement Policy Disaster 2991 The Emerging Promise of Personalized Medicine 3090 Europe: The Changing Dynamics of the Public Health Environment 4116 Biotechnology and Life Sciences in the EU: Current Developments in Regulations, Innovation and Research Funding