Public Release Event

Wednesday, September 3 |  2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET

The U.S. scientific enterprise has produced significant advances in technologies and medicines that have underpinned the nation’s health, security, safety, and prosperity. However, there is increasing concern that science and technology progress is being hampered by policies and regulations that are excessive, uncoordinated, duplicative, or inconsistent. While regulations are necessary to ensure research is conducted with the highest ethical standards and in the public interest, the current size and complexity of the regulatory environment is hindering research productivity and increasing costs on research institutions without proportionate benefit.

This National Academies’ report presents options for federal actions to improve regulatory efficiency affecting researchers and their institutions. The options presented aim to improve regulatory administrative processes and modify or eliminate policies and regulations that have outlived their purpose while maintaining necessary and appropriate integrity, accountability, and oversight.

Please join the National Academies for a webinar on September 3rd from 2:00 – 3:00 pm ET to explore its new report and how the United States can make progress on this intractable issue.

For more information, please visit the project webpage. For any questions or concerns, contact Dr. Alex Helman (ahelman@nas.edu).