Bill Would Increase Federal Funding for Neurotech
From: Medical Device Link - 05/08/2008

Members of the House and Senate have introduced the National Neurotechnology
Initiative (NNTI) Act, which would increase federal funding by $200 million
for treatments of brain-related injuries, illnesses, and diseases. It would
also make improvements to how the federal government coordinates research in
this area, bringing together efforts at the National Institutes of Health,
Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, and other entities.
The bill includes $30 million for FDA to add neuroscience-related staff and
to create workshops on neurotech-related issues. This could increase the
timeliness and safety of the review process of neurotech products.  

From:
http://www.devicelink.com/mddi/blog/?p=693

Link:
National Neurotechnology Initiative (NNTI) Act
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