In response to a request for information from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), AIBS has provided comments emphasizing the need for sustained and predictable federal investments to accelerate the American scientific enterprise.
The comments read, in part: “Biological research underpins advances in human health, agriculture, environmental stewardship, biotechnology, and defense readiness. The long-standing success of the U.S. scientific enterprise rests on sustained and predictable federal investment in basic research; rigorous, independent, merit-based peer review; strong scientific integrity policies; transparency and open inquiry; and the consistent engagement of external scientific advisory panels. As OSTP considers policy updates to accelerate discovery and innovation, we urge that these foundational principles remain central. History demonstrates that when federal support for science is stable, strategically coordinated, and insulated from political, ideological, and financial interference, the nation realizes outsized returns in economic growth, workforce development, and societal well-being.”
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