Infectious Disease Deals Debated in NIH's Secret Session
Published Date: 3/19/2025
Notice
Summary
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases is holding a closed meeting on April 30, 2025, to review secret contract proposals related to health research. This meeting affects companies and researchers submitting proposals, with no public access to protect private info and trade secrets. The decisions could impact funding and future research projects in allergy and infectious diseases.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
Contract Reviews Could Affect Funding
The panel will review and evaluate contract proposals on April 30, 2025, and its decisions could affect which companies or researchers receive funding or future research contracts in allergy and infectious diseases. If you submit a proposal, the outcome could change your funding and future project opportunities.
Proposals Protected as Confidential
The meeting and discussions are closed because contract proposals could disclose confidential trade secrets, patentable material, or personal information; protections are applied under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6). If you submit a proposal, your trade secrets and personal information are being withheld from public disclosure during this review.
Meeting Closed—No Public Access
If you are a company or researcher submitting a contract proposal, the review meeting is closed to the public on April 30, 2025 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Rockville, MD (video-assisted). The meeting is closed under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), so the public cannot attend.
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