Creation of a $1 billion-plus federal health research agency has touched off a race between deep-pocketed research institutions to bring the new entity to their state or region, lobbying reports show.
Biotechnology groups in Massachusetts, a hospital network in North Carolina, research groups in Texas, the Cleveland Clinic, and Atlanta’s chamber of commerce were among those listing the forthcoming Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health on their lobbying disclosures this year. Over the past nine months, lobbying for a piece of the new agency has topped $100,000, according to disclosures.
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