A closer look at two NIH Institutes

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

Chapter 3 in Small Business Innovation in the Public Interest, 2025, pp 27-36 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: This chapter focuses on the two oldest Institutes within the National Institutes of Health (NIH): the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). The history of both the NCI and the NHLBI is presented along with a description of milestone legislative events. The history of public-sector appropriations to both the NCI and the NHLBI is also presented.

Keywords: National Cancer Institute; National Heart; Lung; and Blood Institute; National Cancer Institute Act of 1937; National Heart Act of 1948; R&D allocations; Great Recession (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035330164
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