Senators Introduce Advanced Research Projects Authority for Health to Support Biomedical Research

Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Richard Burr (R-NC) have introduced a bill to create the Advanced Research Projects Authority for Health (ARPA-H) as a new agency within the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The agency will help support high-risk high-reward biomedical projects that may otherwise be difficult to advance through traditional research avenues.

In a press release, Murry said, ““There’s no question this pandemic would have been worse if we didn’t have the benefit of years of medical research that happened long before it began. Recent breakthroughs laid the groundwork that made it possible for us to develop safe, effective vaccines and treatments in record time and save countless lives. It’s important we take that lesson to heart as we work to better prepare for future public health threats.”

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(Source: US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, March 10^th, 2022)