Background about the National Institutes of Health

Albert N. Link () and Alan C. OʼConnor ()

Chapter 2 in Small Business Innovation in the Public Interest, 2025, pp 13-26 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: This chapter provides historical, legislative, and organizational background on the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Included in this chapter is the evolution of legislation that resulted in the establishment of the NIH, including attendant historical events. The organizational structure of the NIH is discussed in terms of its Institutes and Centers, along with a description of each, and the related R&D support for the NIH over time is discussed.

Keywords: Act of 1798; Marine Hospital Service; Hygienic Laboratory; Institutes and Centers; R&D; Great Recession (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035330164
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