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The New England Council (newenglandcouncil.com), the leading regional lobbying organization, has been touting Massachusetts to be the home of the new Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H). And now council President James Brett is also imploring federal officials them to take a wider view and “consider the unparalleled resources” of the entire New England region.
“New England is known as one of the world’s premier life sciences hubs, and is home to many of the world’s top medical, education, and research facilities. In fact, New England centers of higher education and research institutes received over $4.5 billion in [National Institutes of Health] funding in 2021. Additionally, the region supports over 56,000 jobs directly tied to NIH funding, and supports just over $10 billion in economic activity.’’
Mr. Brett added, “In addition, the New England region boasts a dynamic workforce and innovation ecosystem. New England is home to a highly skilled talent pool to supply the quality and quantity of employees that ARPA-H will need.”
This came in a letter Mr. Brett wrote to U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra, ARPA-H Director Dr. Renee Wegrzyn and a top White House science adviser.
