Disease Experts Hold Secret Meeting, Won't Tell You Why
Published Date: 1/13/2025
Notice
Summary
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases is holding a closed meeting on February 5, 2025, to review secret contract proposals about software that checks the quality of data on treatments and vaccines. This meeting affects companies and researchers submitting proposals and helps decide who gets funding for important health tech projects. The discussions are private to protect trade secrets and personal info.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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SBIR Phase I Proposals Reviewed Feb 5
If you are a company or researcher who submitted an SBIR Phase I contract proposal on Topic 147 (software or web services to assess quality and reproducibility of data about therapeutics and vaccines), your proposal will be reviewed and evaluated at a closed meeting on February 5, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The review is part of the NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases evaluation process for these contract proposals.
Proposals Held Confidential During Review
The meeting will be closed under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6) to protect confidential trade secrets, commercial property (including patentable material), and personal information in the contract proposals. This means proposal content and discussion will not be public to safeguard applicants' proprietary information and privacy.
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