Future Affordable & Sustainable Therapies (FAST) is a new targeted impulse from the Dutch government (Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport and the Ministry of Economic Affairs) for innovative therapy development. FAST strengthens the necessary connecting link between academia, industry and clinic on a number of spearheads, in order to get new treatments to patients as quickly as possible, at an acceptable cost. In close cooperation with existing structures and organizations, the new impulse will stimulate therapy development in a number of areas: • by opening up information and bringing relevant parties together; • by identifying and addressing bottlenecks; • by strengthening the necessary infrastructure; • by deploying, organizing and facilitating matching financing ('further financing'); • by promoting therapy development education