ACT for NIH

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Group.png ACT for NIH
(Big pharma/Lobby) Campfire Wiki Twitter WebsiteRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
ACT for NIH (logo).png
Formation2017
HeadquartersWashington D.C.
LeaderRichard Turman
InterestsNational Institutes of Health
Membership•  James Allison
•  David Baltimore
• Eric Cantor (8568964743).jpg Eric Cantor
•  Ronald DePinho
•  Jennifer Doudna
•  Bernadette Gray-Little
•  Tom Harkin
•  Michael Milken
•  Siddhartha Mukherjee
•  Phillip Ozuah
• Sean Parker.jpg Sean Parker
•  Ronald Petersen
•  Padmanee Sharma
•  Michael Stephens
•  Lori Wilson
Big Pharma lobbying firm

ACT for NIH is an American lobbying organization based in Washington D.C. It is registered as a 501(c)(4) non-profit advocacy organization, and lobbies the United States Congress to increase funding for biomedical research.[1] It additionally operates a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization called the ACT for NIH Foundation.

It was formed in 2017.[2]

Organization

ACT for NIH is a member organization of the Coalition for Health Funding.[3]

Funding

The organization does not disclose on its website who funds it. Presumably Big Pharma.

Personnel

ACT for NIH is led by Richard Turman (President), Rachel Pollock (Vice-President) and Emily Williams (Advocacy and Operations Manager). Advisory committee as of 2023.[4]

References

  1. ↑ About. Act for NIH. Retrieved October 15, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20221015201811/https://www.actfornih.org/about/
  2. ↑ Act for NIH Foundation. Cause IQ. Retrieved October 16, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20221016014553/https://www.causeiq.com/organizations/act-for-nih-foundation,821130166/
  3. ↑ Our Members. Coalition for Health Funding. Retrieved November 22, 2021, from https://web.archive.org/web/20211122194259/https://www.publichealthfunding.org/our-members
  4. ↑ https://archive.is/hSoyK
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