In his first State of the Union address, President Obama took the opportunity to once again link America’s investment in basic research to the country’s overall innovation agenda:
“…we need to encourage American innovation. Last year, we made the largest investment in basic research funding in history — an investment that could lead to the world’s cheapest solar cells or treatment that kills cancer cells but leaves healthy ones untouched.”
UMR appreciates the President’s unwavering support for biomedical research. His remarks to the nation echo the commitment he has shown throughout his first year in office and his message to the National Institutes of Health in September 2009:
“Breakthroughs in medical research take far more than the occasional flash of brilliance, as important as that can be. Progress takes time; it takes hard work; it can be unpredictable; it can require a willingness to take risks and going down some blind alleys occasionally…all of this needs the support of government. It holds promise like no other area of human endeavor, but we’ve got to make a commitment to it.”
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