<p>quote: As it now stands, one could argue that NIH grants are a form of corporate welfare.</p>
<p>Hardly. Pharmaceutical companies rely on discoveries underwritten by NIH grants to create the drugs people purchase. And my university has tried to persuade private investment in my research, which is for a novel treatment for prostate cancer, to no avail. However both the NIH and the Veterans’ Administration are currently funding it.</p>