research and development

The cardiologist was briefly the FDA Commissioner in the Obama Administration, and now has a second chance to act on plans he tried to implement during his first tenure.

These new initiatives would tackle problems relating to health and climate.

A bipartisan bill aims to increase the National Science Foundation’s budget over the next five years and form a new technology directorate.

The program, known as ARIA, will be independent and scientist-led.

The recent move of the European Medicines Agency from London to Amsterdam is a reflection of the city’s vibrant life sciences and health sector and supporting industries.

From immigration reform to climate change amelioration, researchers and science policy advocates share their hopes for 2021 and beyond.

There are benefits of studying certain biological processes under microgravity, but whether those advantages outweigh the costs of getting experiments off Earth remains to be seen.

A nascent but growing consumer market for brain-computer interface technology is driving the development of sleek new tools for decoding brain activity.

Scientists are taking their own vaccines, an ethically murky practice that has a long and sometimes celebrated history in medicine.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the immigration program will help the nation remain a science superpower post-Brexit.

This change is part of an overhaul taking placing within the research arm of the environmental agency.

In a memo to federal agencies, the administration highlights defense and security, leaves off Earth and climate science, and limits the scope of basic research.

Google’s parent company is launching a research-and-development project as a standalone firm.

GlaxoSmithKline is eliminating 900 US jobs—most in R&D.

A new estimate finds the pricetag for taking a drug through the approval process has steadily risen over the past few decades.

Are the international drug laws the worst impediment to scientific inquiry since the Catholic Church banned the telescope?

NIH Director Francis Collins and colleagues announce plans to create a health-care research network to connect patients, doctors, and clinical researchers.

$700,000 worth of gold dust has been reported missing from a Pfizer medical research lab in Missouri.