Achieving the Promise of the Bioscience Revolution: The Role of the Federal Government

Abstract

Increased federal investment in the bioscience promotes public health and helps foster a vigorous domestic biotechnology industry. The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) examined several facets of federal bioscience policy, including research and development (R&D), education, technology transfer, regulation, and protection of intellectual property. PCAST recommends that federally supported bioscience research should expand the knowledge base in areas of science and technology likely to have a broad impact on public health and bioscience-related industries.