The Best Investment You Didn’t Know You Made: How NIH Funding Fuels Innovation and Economic Growth

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the world’s leading medical research agency, funding and conducting groundbreaking scientific studies and improving public health. Over the past decade, the NIH was responsible for supporting the development of nearly all FDA-approved drugs in the U.S. NIH funding also stimulates the economy, creates jobs, and puts dollars into local economies through employment at research institutions and purchases of grant-related materials and services in all 50 states. Continued investment in the NIH is essential to fighting current and emerging health threats, from pandemics to chronic diseases, and to ensuring the U.S. remains a global leader in medical innovation.

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