Biotech Watch Knowledge Base
- NEI
- National Eye Institute
- The National Eye Institute (NEI) was established by Congress in
1968 to protect and prolong the vision of the American people. As one of the Federal
government's National Institutes of Health (NIH), the NEI conducts and supports research
that helps prevent and treat eye diseases and other disorders of vision. This research
leads to sight-saving treatments, reduces visual impairment and blindness, and
improves the quality of life for people of all ages. NEI-supported research has
advanced our knowledge of how the visual system functions in health and disease.
Source:
http://www.nei.nih.gov/about/mission.htm
- NHGRI
- National Human Genome Research Institute
- The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) leads the National
Institutes of Health's (NIH) contribution to the International Human Genome Project, which
has as its primary goal the sequencing of the human genome. As this project nears successful
completion, the NHGRI's mission has expanded to encompass a broad range of studies aimed at
understanding the structure and function of the human genome and its role in health and
disease.
Source:
http://www.genome.gov/10001022
- NHLBI
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) provides leadership for
a national program in diseases of the heart, blood vessels, lung, and blood; blood resources; and
sleep disorders. Since October 1997, the NHLBI has also had administrative responsibility for the
NIH Woman's Health Initiative.
Source:
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/org/mission.htm
- NIDDK
- National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases
- The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases conducts
and supports research on many of the most serious diseases affecting public health. The Institute
supports much of the clinical research on the diseases of internal medicine and related subspecialty
fields as well as many basic science disciplines.
Source:
http://www.niddk.nih.gov/welcome/mission.htm
- FDA
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- FDA ensures that the food we eat is safe and wholesome, that the cosmetics we
use won't harm us, and that medicines, medical devices, and radiation-emitting consumer products
such as microwave ovens are safe and effective. FDA also oversees feed and drugs for pets and farm
animals. Authorized by Congress to enforce the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and several
other public health laws, the agency monitors the manufacture, import, transport, storage, and sale
of $1 trillion worth of goods annually, at a cost to taxpayers of about $3 a person.
Source:
http://www.fda.gov/opacom/faqs/faqs.html
- NIDA
- National Institute On Drug Abuse
- Recent scientific advances have revolutionized our understanding of drug abuse and
addiction. The majority of these advances, which have dramatic implications for how to best prevent and
treat addiction, have been supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). NIDA supports over
85 percent of the world's research on the health aspects of drug abuse and addiction. NIDA supported
science addresses the most fundamental and essential questions about drug abuse, ranging from the
molecule to managed care, and from DNA to community outreach research.
Source:
http://www.drugabuse.gov/about/AboutNIDA.html
- NIMH
- National Institute of Mental Health
- The mission of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is to diminish the
burden of mental illness through research. This public health mandate demands that we harness powerful
scientific tools to achieve better understanding, treatment and, eventually prevention of mental
illness.
Source:
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/about/index.cfm
- NINDS
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- The mission of NINDS is to reduce the burden of neurological disease - a burden borne
by every age group, by every segment of society, by people all over the world.
Source:
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/about_ninds/mission.htm
- NIAID
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is a component of the
National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIAID conducts and supports research that strives to understand, treat,
and ultimately prevent the myriad infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases that threaten hundreds of
millions of people worldwide.
Source:
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/facts/overview.htm
- NIAMS
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
- The mission of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases is
to support research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases,
the training of basic and clinical scientists to carry out this research, and the dissemination of information on
research progress in these diseases.
Source:
http://www.niams.nih.gov/an/index.htm
- BIO
- BIO
- In 1993, when there were but a handful of biotechnology drugs on the market and the sequencing of
the human genome was pegged for completion somewhere around 2005, two small Washington-based biotechnology trade
organizations merged to create the Biotechnology Industry Organization, better known as BIO. One of the founding
organizations, the Industrial Biotechnology Association (IBA), primarily represented larger, established companies on
Capitol Hill and before federal regulatory agencies; the other, the Association of Biotechnology Companies (ABC),
represented emerging companies and universities, and focused on technology transfer issues, meetings and other
business development activities.
Source:
http://www.bio.org/aboutbio/history.asp
- SEC
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- The primary mission of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is to
protect investors and maintain the integrity of the securities markets. As more and more first-time
investors turn to the markets to help secure their futures, pay for homes, and send children to
college, these goals are more compelling than ever.
Source:
http://www.sec.gov/about/whatwedo.shtml
- Mailing Lists
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- Here, you will find collections of mailing lists which comprise of medical information and news.
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