External Resource
COGR Testimony at NIH Hearings on March-in Rights
NIH has denied the request from Essential Inventions, Inc. to exercise march-in rights under The Bayh-Dole Act in connection with the pricing of Norvir, marketed by Abbott Laboratories for the treatment of patients with HIV/AIDS. The decision and related materials are available online.
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The revised Information Quality Bulletin for Peer Review, issued by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) within the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), provides updated and detailed guidance to federal agencies regarding the peer review of influential scientific information disseminated to the public. Unlike the prior guidelines, which merely encouraged peer review, this Bull
Significant_Changes_NIHGPS_Oct2015
The forthcoming revision of the NIH Grants Policy Statement (NIHGPS), scheduled for release in November, introduces several significant updates applicable to all NIH grants and cooperative agreements awarded from the revision date onward. This updated policy statement supersedes the previous 03/31/2015 version and integrates new statutory, regulatory, and policy changes, aiming to clarify existing
June_2012_COGR_Meeting_Friday_Morning_Presentation_-_Hourihan
The document, authored by Matt Hourihan for the June 2012 Council on Governmental Relations meeting, provides a detailed analysis of the U.S. federal research and development (R&D) budget proposals for fiscal year 2013. Drawing on historical and comparative data, the presentation evaluates R&D investment trends as a share of GDP, federal budget allocations across agencies and sectors, and
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The document outlines proposed changes to Yale University's Conflict of Interest (COI) policy, focusing on the assessment of financial conflicts of interest (FCOI) for faculty and researchers. Key updates include revised thresholds and definitions for reporting significant financial interests (SFI), which are tailored according to the funding source (e.g., general Yale policy, Public Health S
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In his presentation to the Council on Government Relations, Professor Emeritus Christopher T. Hill addresses the growing disconnect between society’s heightened expectations of American universities—particularly regarding their role in national and regional economic competitiveness—and the traditional systems for rewarding university institutions and faculty. He observes that while universities ar
