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United for Medical Research, a coalition of leading research institutions, patient and health advocates and private industry have joined together to seek steady increases in federal funding for the National Institutes of Health.

Profiles of Promise Launch Event Videos

March 25, 2011

At the launch event for the Profiles of Promise project last month, speakers ranged from Members of Congress, to scientists, to patient advocates; all of whom explained their reasons for supporting increased funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
 To hear NIH Director, Dr. Francis Collins discuss the lifesaving research that NIH funds, click here.
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Cutting Biomedical Research Funding: It’s Bad for Everyone

March 18, 2011

While millions around the country are anxiously tuning in to the NCAA playoffs, Washington D.C. is participating in its own March Madness. In Washington, however, it’s budgets, not basketball, that dominates conversation, and it’s less about winning your bracket than it is minimizing your losses.  
Like at all government agencies, funding allocation for the National Institutes [...]

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Senator Bob Casey (PA) Makes the Case for Life Sciences Research

March 17, 2011

Our recently launched project, Profiles of Promise, features bipartisan, bicameral Members of Congress dedicated to funding the life-saving work of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The devotion these Members show to medical research advocacy and their understanding of how the life sciences contribute to the broader American economy is captured in Senator Bob Casey’s [...]

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Senator Harkin Voices Support for NIH Research in Hill Op-ed

March 4, 2011

Today, Senator Tom Harkin called attention to the importance of adequately funding NIH research in an op-ed published in The Hill. In his op-ed, he mentions UMR’s new bipartisan, bicameral project highlighting congressional champions who continue to advocate for a strong federal commitment to lifesaving research. We commend Senator Harkin and the eight Profiles of [...]

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Profiles of Promise: Bipartisan Members of Congress Fight for Cures

February 16, 2011

New publication and web site honors congressional biomedical research champions
February 16, 2011 – United for Medical Research (UMR), a group of leading research institutions, patient and health advocates and private industry will today launch Profiles of Promise, a compilation of interviews with exceptional bipartisan leaders in Congress who realize the benefits of strong federal [...]

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Senators Casey and Cardin Urge Against Cuts to NIH in FY11 Budget

February 15, 2011

Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Ben Cardin (D-MD), long-time supporters of funding for medical research and two of United for Medical Research’s congressional biomedical research champions, spoke out this week against cuts to NIH in the FY2011 budget.
In a letter to House Speaker John Boehner and House Appropriations Committee Chairman Harold Rogers on Feb. 13, Casey [...]

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President Obama’s Budget Provides Essential Funding for Biomedical Research to Improve Health, Innovation, Job Creation

February 14, 2011

United for Medical Research released the following press release in response to President Obama’s FY12 budget release:
United for Medical Research (UMR) applauds President Obama’s proposed increase for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in FY2012, and strongly supports the President’s statement that, “Biomedical research is essential to the health of the American people and the [...]

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President Obama Commits to Investing in Biomedical Research, Encouraging Innovation and Creating Jobs

January 26, 2011

Gregory T. Lucier, United for Medical Research spokesperson and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Life Technologies, released the following statement in reaction to the President’s State of the Union Address:
“United for Medical Research (UMR) strongly supports the President’s vision of continued investment in biomedical research and innovation as part of the long-term solution to our [...]

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Supporting Scientific Research in the Midst of a Shrinking Budget

January 6, 2011

The start of the 112th Congress has triggered a wealth of opinions on spending, cutting, and saving money in the federal budget. Although the Republican Party captured the House this November with promises of returning to fiscal austerity, noted conservative columnists George F. Will and David Brooks argued this weekend that the focus of both [...]

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