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Global Standing in Science and Innovation in 2050

By Research!America on June 10, 2019

Since Research!America was founded 30 years ago, a key strategy in advocating for medical and health research has been public opinion. As President Abraham Lincoln said, “…public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail; without it nothing can succeed.” In this blog post series, we’ll highlight the findings of our 2019 national public opinion survey on medical, health, and scientific research, and explore the trends in the data where we can. U.S. Global Standing in Science and Innovation in 2050 Of significance, 62% do not have confidence that America's global preeminence will strengthen - they either responded with Statement B, neither or not sure. Research!America'...

A Weekly Advocacy Message from Mary Woolley: A 21st Century Sputnik Wake up Call

By researchamerica on December 26, 2013

Dear Research Advocate: The end of the year is a good time to think ahead and consider our nation at the end of the decade; how will we fare in the world order? My letter this week to the editor of the New York Times highlights poll data indicating that Americans don’t believe the U.S. will be the world leader in science and technology by 2020. This data reflects opinions grounded in numerous media reports on China’s accomplishments and determination to lead the world in science. Chinese accomplishments in space of late and their plans for a space station in 2020 ought to be a 21st century “Sputnik moment” for the U.S. It should be a wake-up call to policy makers: get serious about...

Health R&D Spending Moves Slowly Upward, Driven by Industry, Philanthropy and Voluntary Health Associations

By researchamerica on December 17, 2013

Federal R&D Funding Remains ’Woefully Inadequate’ to Address Health Threats and Global Competitiveness Highlights: Overall health R&D spending in the U.S. increased by $4.3 billion (3.5%). Industry, philanthropy and voluntary associations led gains in R&D spending. Federal R&D spending rose 2.2% but a considerable amount is the result of agency reorganization and reclassification. ALEXANDRIA, Va.’ December 17, 2013 ’ After declining in FY10-11, health-related research and development (R&D) spending in the U.S. increased by $4.3 billion (3.5%) in FY11-12, according to Truth and Consequences: Health R&D Spending in the U.S. (FY11-12), the 10th edition from...

When it comes to prevention of chronic disease, what one policy change would have the greatest impact on moving from "promise" to "results?"

By rablogs on July 16, 2013

by Mary Woolley, Research!America President and CEO. This entry was originally posted as a guest contribution to PhRMA’s Conversations forum. A shift in attitude among elected officials is necessary if this nation is to succeed in combating disease and stemming the rise of health care costs. Federal funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and other agencies that conduct medical and health research has not kept pace with scientific opportunity, jeopardizing our ability to find cures for deadly disease and to maintain our global competitive edge. Medical research has not risen to the upper ranks of our nation’s priorities in the halls...

When it comes to prevention of chronic disease, what one policy change would have the greatest impact on moving from "promise" to "results?"

By rablogs on July 16, 2013

Does Spanish Austerity Provide a Glimpse into the Future of American Research?

By rablogs on July 3, 2013

Spain’s economy was harshly affected by the 2008 financial crisis and, later, the eurozone crisis. (Just this week, the country’s budget minister said Spain has reached a turning point and may at last be emerging from its financial troubles.) Its efforts to slash government spending left few unaffected, and a recent article by Agence France-Presse detailed the effects on Spanish researchers. The Prince Felipe Research Center, in the coastal city of Valencia, lost around half of its funding from the Spanish government; as a result, it closed half of its 28 labs and let go 114 workers. MarÃa Jesus Vicent told the wire service that her lab had made great strides in prostate cancer...

Canada's Research Funding Also Facing Cut Backs

By rablogs on June 11, 2013

Alan I. Leshner, PhD In a recent op-ed published in the Toronto Star Dr. Alan Leshner, Research!America board member, writes that federal deficits in the United States and Canada ’pose a significant threat’ to basic research. He notes that ’some policy-makers seem to value near-term, industry-focused science more highly.’ But adds that basic science has larger potential payoffs than applied research. ’The most well-known example of life-changing basic research is of course Sir Alexander Fleming ’s accidental 1928 discovery of a mould (penicillin) that seemed to repel bacteria. German physicist Wilhelm RÃ¶ntgen ’s 19th century efforts to pass cathode rays through glass now...

John Edward Porter, Chairman of Research!America, says Scientists Must Take on Broader Role in Advocacy

By rablogs on May 15, 2013

The chair of Research!America’s board of directors, John Edward Porter, tells Chemical & Engineering News that he began college with the aspiration of becoming an engineer or scientist. As fate would have it, he turned his focus instead to pursuing a law degree. He never lost his passion for science, though. That passion is evident in his efforts as a champion for research while in Congress and in his work with Research!America. Now he is charging scientists to take on a broader role in science advocacy. In an era of flat-funded budgets and sequestration, Porter says it’s important for scientists to engage more with policy makers, most of whom are lawyers by trade. Porter...

A Weekly Advocacy Message from Mary Woolley: The $6 billion dollar election

By researchamerica on November 8, 2012

Dear Research Advocate, By far the most expensive, and arguably one of the most divisive, election seasons in history is behind us. A lot of money was spent to find out that Americans continue to hold divergent views on many issues. We heard very little about research during the election because, in most ways, it is not a divisive issue; support is both bipartisan and grounded in common sense. The problem is that it can be taken too much for granted. At a time when Americans are looking for an end to standoff politics and want action on things we can feel good about as a nation, prioritizing research for health can be the perfect healing issue ’ something we can all be proud of. But let...

Research!America and Many Other Health Research Advocates Campaign For Cures, Not Cuts

By researchamerica on November 1, 2012

Research, Industry, Academic and Patient Groups Join Forces for Week of Advocacy to Save Research, November 12-16, 2012 WASHINGTON ’ November 1, 2012 ’ Research!America, along with several dozen patient, industry, academic and health organizations, has coordinated a Week of Advocacy to Save Research for the week of November 12-16, 2012. The unified campaign is intended to convince policy makers to champion medical innovation, rather than undercut it, as decisions are made to address the ’fiscal cliff.’ The campaign ’ We Need Cures, Not Cuts ’is designed to raise awareness about the importance of making biomedical and health research a higher national priority. The campaign will...

global competitiveness

Global Standing in Science and Innovation in 2050

A Weekly Advocacy Message from Mary Woolley: A 21st Century Sputnik Wake up Call

Health R&D Spending Moves Slowly Upward, Driven by Industry, Philanthropy and Voluntary Health Associations

When it comes to prevention of chronic disease, what one policy change would have the greatest impact on moving from "promise" to "results?"

When it comes to prevention of chronic disease, what one policy change would have the greatest impact on moving from "promise" to "results?"

Does Spanish Austerity Provide a Glimpse into the Future of American Research?

Canada's Research Funding Also Facing Cut Backs

John Edward Porter, Chairman of Research!America, says Scientists Must Take on Broader Role in Advocacy

A Weekly Advocacy Message from Mary Woolley: The $6 billion dollar election

Research!America and Many Other Health Research Advocates Campaign For Cures, Not Cuts

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