NCI advisors table proposed $186.5 million nanotechnology research program. NCI proposed to fund three to five “centers for cancer nanotechnology excellence,” a coordinating center, and training programs. Board members said they needed more time, information, to make decision. NCI director asked board to “think big” about nanotechnology. Deputy director called nanotechnology program “transformational.”
Also in this 8-page issue: John Montgomery, a founder of BioCryst Pharmaceuticals and a former member of the President’s Cancer Panel, dead.
DOD funds $4.2 million gynecologic oncology research program at four institutions.
June issue of Business & Regulatory Report included.
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