Media Advisory

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Link to Federal Register’s Financial Conflict of Interest Notice of Proposed Rule Making

Thursday, May 20, 2010.

What:

Partnerships between NIH-funded researchers and industry are often essential to the process of moving discoveries from the bench to the bedside. However, managing Financial Conflicts of Interest (FCOI) can be a major challenge because of the complex relationships among government, academia, and industry. A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, which is open for public comment for the next 60 days, proposes a general revision to the existing regulations.

Information about the Notice of Proposed Rule Making is available at: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-05-21/pdf/2010-11885.pdf

A replay of the telebriefing with NIH Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D. is available at: http://ocplmedia.od.nih.gov/nihradio/NIHtelebrifing-2010.05.20.mp3

The Office of the Director, the central office at NIH, is responsible for setting policy for NIH, which includes 27 Institutes and Centers. This involves planning, managing, and coordinating the programs and activities of all NIH components. The Office of the Director also includes program offices which are responsible for stimulating specific areas of research throughout NIH. Additional information is available at http://www.nih.gov/icd/od/.

About the National Institutes of Health (NIH): NIH, the nation's medical research agency, includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIH is the primary federal agency conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and translational medical research, and is investigating the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit www.nih.gov.

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