Government

The Sept. 30 deadline for Congress to reauthorize the FDA’s prescription drug user fee is looming, while advocates and detractors are debating the merits of the funding source.
Two days after unveiling an executive order to boost U.S. biomanufacturing, the White House unveiled plans that include $2 billion to support the initiative.
Biden issued an executive order to keep U.S.-based innovation ahead of advances made by counterparts in China biotechnology and biomanufacturing Monday.
Pres. Joe Biden vowed to bolster the U.S. biotechnology sector after signing an executive order to improve the fight against cancer.
President Joe Biden tapped Ginkgo Bioworks veteran Renee Wegrzyn to helm the recently-established Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H).
Thousands of FDA employees may lose their jobs if Congress doesn’t reappropriate funding currently in place by the end of the month.
Industry observers say the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 could affect the direction of research, and some fear it may lead to further government forays into price control.
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, several Western nations are investing heavily in rapidly developing drugs to treat populations when new pandemics emerge.
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The long-awaited review of problematic opioid prescribing is taking longer than observers had hoped.
The Artemis I space mission hopes to provide researchers with a better understanding of the high levels of radiation on the body for cancer treatment and other applications.
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