Biological Sciences

Bioeconomy Snapshot April 2025

April 11, 2025

Lewis-Burke has provided campus with a Bioeconomy Snapshot report featuring commentary on the latest activities of the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology.

POLICY UPDATE: Agency Responses to Executive Orders

March 10, 2025

Lewis-Burke has provided an updated report on the agency response to recent Executive Orders document with updates from the following agencies:

HHS DOC DOE NASA NSF NEA USAID EPA USDA

Congressional Update: Senate Holds Hearing on the Nomination of Jayanta (Jay) Bhattacharya as Director of the National Institute of Health (NIH)

March 7, 2025

On March 5, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a nomination hearing for Dr. Jayanta (Jay) Bhattacharya to lead the National Institutes of Health (NIH). In his ...

DOD FY 2026 Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) Solicitation

March 7, 2025

Lewis-Burke has provided campus with a report about the FY26 Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) Solicitation.

Originally established in 1985, MURI remains one of the most popular programs among researchers at institutions of higher education and stands as the benchmark for building a defense-oriented research capability on campus. With the goal of leveraging interdisciplinary teams to understand and achieve revolutionary breakthroughs on behalf of...

Washington Update - January 17, 2025

January 17, 2025

Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC periodically provides campus with a Washington Update report. In this report:

Agency Update: CDC Releases One Health Framework to Address Zoonotic Diseases and Advance Public Health Preparedness Policy Update: Department of Justice Issues Final Rule on Sensitive Data Protection Funding Opportunity: DOD ESTCP Releases FY 2026 BAA Funding Opportunity: SBA Announces 2025 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition

Washington Update - January 10, 2025

January 10, 2025

Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC periodically provides campus with a Washington Update report. In this report:

Policy Update: FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Artificial Intelligence in Drug and Medical Device Development Policy Update: FDA Issues Draft Guidance to Improve Performance of Oximeters in Clinical Settings 2025 Education and Workforce Policy Predictions Engagement Opportunity: 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium Releases Call for Abstracts Funding...

Policy Update: FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Artificial Intelligence in Drug and Medical Device Development

January 8, 2025

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued two draft recommendations for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in medical product development. Please see below and attached for details on these two draft recommendations. Learn more here.

Engagement Opportunity: 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium Releases Call for Abstracts

January 6, 2025

The 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS), the Department of Defense’s (DOD) premier medical research meeting, recently released a call for abstracts to present at its annual symposium. The joint symposium offers a unique opportunity for interested researchers to engage with program managers and DOD officials, who are often hard to reach virtually without a prior connection, on military biomedical and health-related research topics. Thematic tracks and discussion topics range broadly. This year, focus areas include combat casualty care, traumatic brain injury (TBI),...

Congress Releases Conferenced FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act

December 12, 2024

Lewis-Burke has provided campus with a report about the conferenced version of the FY25 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The NDAA authorizes programs and establishes policies that advance U.S. national security programs across the government, including the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Energy (DOE). The NDAA is generally considered an annual “must-pass” bill, given its substantial impacts on national security and the U.S. military.

The...

Washington Update - December 6, 2024

December 6, 2024

Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC periodically provides campus with a Washington Update report In this report:

Agency Update: NIJ Releases Anticipated FY 2025 Research Interests New Policy Update: Department of Energy Research Security Overview Engagement Opportunity: ARPA-H’s Announces Proposers’ Day for EHI Initiative Funding Opportunity: NSF Releases Updated ExLENT Solicitation