Families USA released its June 2008 study of NIH grants awarded by state. They conclude that
If the sum of all NIH awards to the states were to increase by 6.6 percent, the national economic benefit would add up to $3.1 billion worth of new business activity, 9,185 additional jobs, and $1.1 billion in new wages
We [...]
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Yesterday, the House voted overwhelmingly (368-43), to reauthorize the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. This bill will allow more biotechnology companies to compete for research funding.
This act will increase access to early-stage funding for treatments and cures for debilitating diseases. Congress has recognized the capital-intensive needs of emerging biotechnology companies, whose development of a [...]
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