BETHESDA, Md., Sept. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' National Institutes of Health issued the following press release:
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is making its biggest push yet to move biomedical research beyond animal model use, unveiling five major initiatives that could reshape how new drugs and treatments are developed and evaluated. Together, the efforts signal a significant investment into human-based technologies as the future of preclinical science, aiming to make research faster, more predictive, and more directly relevant to human health.
Efforts include more than $88 million in funding for biomedical infrastructure projects nationwide; a new challenge offering over $7 million in awards to demo...