Statements
COGR_Testimony_at_NIH_Hearings_on_March-in_Rights
Andrew Neighbour, representing the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR) and speaking as a university administrator, delivered testimony to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on the issue of utilizing the Bayh-Dole Act’s march-in rights in response to a request from Essential Inventions regarding the pricing and access to Abbott’s HIV drug, Norvir. Neighbour articulated COGR’s strong conce
Joint_Statement_on_Visa_Problems_Harming_America's_Scientific_Economic_and_Security_Interests_
The document is a joint statement issued by twenty-five leading American associations representing higher education, science, and engineering. It addresses concerns regarding new U.S. visa procedures implemented to enhance security, expressing strong support for the goal of safeguarding national security but raising significant concerns about the negative impact of inefficient, lengthy, and opaque
Research University Associations Praise National Academies Report - 6-29-16
The Association of American Universities (AAU), the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), and the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR) collectively issued a statement in response to the National Academies' release of Part II of its report on federal research regulations. These university groups commend the committee's attention to regulatory matters such as export
