$1 billion increase in 2011 budget for NIH
02-04-2010
One highlight in Department of Health and Human Services is to expand support for biomedical research, by providing an increase of $1 billion for the National Institutes of Health.
To accelerate progress in biomedical research, NIH investments will focus on priority areas including genomics, translational research, science to support health care reform, global health, and reinvigorating the biomedical research community. The Budget includes $6,036 million to support a range of bold and innovative cancer efforts, including the initiation of 30 new drug trials in 2011, and a doubling of the number of novel com-pounds in Phase 1–3 clinical trials by 2016. In addition, the Budget will support the completion of a comprehensive catalog of cancer mutations for the 20 most common malignancies, setting the stage for complete genomic characterization of every cancer as part of medical care within 10 years.
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