Keywords: USA, Biomedical reserch, Funding, Drug Approvals

“Era of rapid growth in biomedical research over,” warn US scientists

Article | 13 January 2010

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After a decade of remarkable growth, total annual funding for biomedical research in the USA has decelerated and may have even fallen when adjusted for inflation. That is the conclusion of a study today published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

"The era of rapid expansion in biomedical research funding that began in the 1990s has ended," said Ray Dorsey, a neurologist at the University of Rochester Medical Center, USA, and lead author of the study. Enjoying this article? To continue reading you need to login, take a FREE trial or subscribe.