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Biotechnology
Preventing Pandemics Requires Funding
COVID-19 has revealed how vulnerable the world still is to pandemics. The total cost of the pandemic in the United States is estimated at $16 trillion. Even if a pandemic...
Biotechnology
Why BARDA Deserves More Funding
Key Points Among public health agencies, BARDA is uniquely positioned to defend the country against future pandemics and bioweapons. BARDA was the key interface between the U.S. government and the...
High-Skilled Immigration
STEM Immigration Is Critical to American National Security
Overview Attracting and securing highly-skilled foreign-born talent is a key issue for U.S. competitiveness and national security. The House of Representatives recently passed the America COMPETES Act, which included immigration...
Biotechnology
Weighing the Cost of the Pandemic
Introduction In October 2020, David Cutler and Lawrence H. Summers published a brief article in JAMA Viewpoint estimating that COVID-19 would cost the United States $16 trillion dollars, when combining...
Biotechnology
Explaining Biden’s Pandemic Preparedness Budget: ASPR
Overview President Biden has requested $81.7 billion for pandemic preparedness over the next 5 years for the Department of Health and Human Services. If the government invested at that rate...
High-Skilled Immigration
Semiconductor Investments Won’t Pay Off If Congress Doesn’t Fix the Talent Bottleneck
This piece originally appeared in Lawfare Overview In the coming weeks, a conference committee will begin to hash out the differences between the House and Senate versions of major legislation...
Metascience
Expanding Pathways for Career Research Scientists in Academia
This article is part of the Progress Studies Policy Accelerator that the Institute for Progress ran in partnership with the Day One Project at the Federation of American Scientists. Summary...
Metascience
Heidi Williams Joins IFP as Director of Science Policy
We are very excited to announce that Heidi Williams is joining the Institute for Progress (IFP) as our Director of Science Policy. Heidi will be helping IFP develop and implement...
