Secret NIH Meeting Reviews Brain Bank Contract Proposals
Published Date: 3/27/2025
Notice
Summary
The National Institute of Mental Health is holding a closed virtual meeting on April 29, 2025, to review contract proposals for the NeuroBioBank Brain and Tissue Repository. This meeting affects researchers and companies submitting proposals, as confidential info will be discussed to protect privacy and trade secrets. No public access means decisions on funding and contracts will be made behind the scenes, impacting future mental health research resources.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Closed review protects proposer secrets
The National Institute of Mental Health will hold a closed virtual meeting on April 29, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. to review and evaluate contract proposals for the NeuroBioBank Brain and Tissue Repository. The meeting is closed because discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets, patentable material, and personal information about people tied to proposals, which protects researchers and companies who submit proposals.
Public barred from meeting; no public access
The meeting reviewing NeuroBioBank contract proposals is closed to the public under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), so members of the public cannot attend the virtual meeting on April 29, 2025 and will not have access to the confidential discussions. The closure is to prevent disclosure of commercial trade secrets and personal information.
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