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On July 7, 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Policy for Extramural Research issued NOT-OD-25-128, titled “Guidance on Enforcement of Closeout Requirements During the Appeals Process” (the Notice). The...more
On April 21, 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced a new civil rights term and condition of award for NIH grants, cooperative agreements and other transaction awards. The new term states that recipients of...more
Personalized medicine—tailoring treatments to individual patients based on their genetic makeup, lifestyle, and environment—is transforming healthcare. But this revolution didn’t begin in the private sector. It was sparked...more
On May 5, the Trump administration issued Executive Order 14292, “Improving the Safety and Security of Biological Research,” which effectively ends federal funding for “dangerous gain-of-function research” and other life...more
On May 2, 2025, the National Science Foundation (“NSF”) issued a “Policy Notice: Implementation of Standard 15% Indirect Cost Rate” (NSF 25-034) (hereinafter “Policy Notice”) adopting a uniform 15% Indirect Cost Rate (“IDC”)...more
This Executive Order establishes a policy of the United States to ensure that federally funded research benefits American citizens without jeopardizing national security, strength or prosperity. The order seeks to strengthen...more
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The National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB) announced on April 8, 2025, the availability of its final report and action plan, “urging Congressional action to bring the full weight of American innovation...more
Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing life science R&D (particularly in the realm of drug discovery) and challenging the traditional "human inventorship" requirement for U.S. patents. Recent guidance from the USPTO...more
Since President Trump's inauguration, the Trump administration has issued a number of executive orders and policy actions with potential impacts for the life sciences industry. Notable actions include rescinding Biden-era...more
The proposed cuts would place a 15% indirect cost rate on all new and existing grant awards received by research institutions and universities....more
Canada’s Bill C-64, An Act respecting pharmacare (the “Pharmacare Act”) received royal assent on October 10, 2024 and established a framework for national pharmacare. On February 27, 2025, the Hon. Mark Holland, Canada’s...more
We previously reported on Canada’s first-ever National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Diseases, which included up to $1.4 billion in funding for provinces and territories, to be negotiated through bilateral agreements. This...more
A Massachusetts federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order preventing the implementation and enforcement of the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) research funding cut (NOT-OD-25-086) (the Rate Change Notice)....more
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) published guidance late on Feb. 7, 2025, setting the indirect cost rate for NIH grants at 15 percent, replacing the negotiated indirect cost rates at many universities, which typically...more
On December 19, 2024, the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO) released The National Nanotechnology Initiative Supplement to the President’s 2025 Budget, which also serves as the annual report for the National...more
On October 23, 2024, Dr. Jill Biden, first lady of the United States, announced the winners of $110 million in awards on behalf of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to accelerate transformative...more
U.S. universities and academic institutions rely heavily on federal grants to fund their research and generate innovations in life sciences. Universities often out-license patents protecting inventions created using federal...more
From 2018 to 2022, Pennsylvania was outspent on economic development incentives by neighboring states in both total incentive spending and average deal size. Over the same period, neighboring states also outspent Pennsylvania...more
Congress faces a crowded agenda this fall comprised of must-pass policy initiatives and potential political messaging opportunities in the lead up to the November midterm elections. With control of both chambers at stake, the...more
In May 2021, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the creation of the COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force. The Task Force is comprised of more than a dozen federal agencies that are investigating and prosecuting...more
In Washington: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the use of the Pfizer vaccine for 12 - 15 years old. An advisory committee of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to meet shortly to...more
In Washington: President Biden said Wednesday that he expects the U.S. will share surplus coronavirus vaccine doses with Canada and Central American countries. “We don’t have enough to be confident to send it abroad now, but...more
In Washington: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is planning to extend the tax-filing deadline to mid-May, according to two top House Democrats. A news release Wednesday from House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard...more
In Washington: Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) continued his 11th-hour standoff on unemployment benefits that ended up holding up the Senate from moving forward with its coronavirus relief package Friday. ...more