The National Institutes of Health (NIH) are the major sources of funding for biomedical research. Over the past 10 years the NIH budget has been decreased by inflation and plain budget cuts due to other government expenditures. NIH is the most prominent funder of cures, treatments and innovative healthcare procedures, devices and medication. It is the single most important funder of America's innovation in the field of medicine, biomedicine and healthcare. It is proven to return over 5 times the federal investment it receives and has directly impacted the welfare of our population and the world. Budget cuts to the NIH has impaired research, forced scientists out of research and if not corrected urgently may compromise the future of our scientific enterprise.
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