Financial Conflict of Interest Notice of Proposed Rule Making, May 19, 2010 News Release - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Wednesday, May 19, 2010 Contact:
NIH Office of Communications, 301-496-5787 News Advisory

Financial Conflict of Interest Notice of Proposed Rule Making
Thursday, May 20, 2010

What: Partnerships between NIH-funded researchers and industry are often essential to the process of moving discoveries from the bench to the bedside. However, managing Financial Conflicts of Interest (FCOI) can be a major challenge because of the complex relationships among government, academia, and industry. A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, which is open for public comment for the next 60 days, proposes a general revision to the existing regulations.


Who: NIH Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D.


When: Press telebriefing: Thursday, May 20, 2010 at 11:30 a.m. EDT


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Financial Conflict of Interest Notice of Proposed Rule Making, May 19, 2010 News Release - National Institutes of Health (NIH)