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Researchers discuss NIH's nanotechnology initiative

Nature Biotechnology volume 18, page 821 (2000)Cite this article

In late June, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH; Bethesda, MD) hosted a meetingFootnote 1 to discuss how NIH officials should allocate their part of a $495 million nanotechnology research initiative included in the Clinton fiscal year 2001 budget request. The field is expected to contribute broadly to medicine, including cancer diagnostics and treatment research, and the new tools-oriented initiative reinforces enthusiasm for concerted efforts to develop new technologies for generating and interpreting data. However, there is concern among would-be nanotechnology researchers that many nanotechnology projects do not fit neatly into what NIH review panels typically have favored, namely “hypothesis-driven” research to the exclusion of what they say nanotechnology needs instead—that is, “design-,” “technology-,” and “discovery-driven” research.

*Nanoscience and Nanotechnology: Shaping Biomedical Research, held June 25–26 at the NIH Natcher Conference Center, Bethesda, MD.

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  1. *Nanoscience and Nanotechnology: Shaping Biomedical Research, held June 25–26 at the NIH Natcher Conference Center, Bethesda, MD.

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Fox, J. Researchers discuss NIH's nanotechnology initiative. Nat Biotechnol 18, 821 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/78418

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