The National Institutes of Health has announced a closed meeting of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences Special Emphasis Panel from April 25-28, 2025. The meeting will be virtual and aims to review and evaluate Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant applications. This meeting is closed to the public because it will involve discussions that might reveal confidential trade secrets, commercial information, or personal data that could infringe on privacy. Contact persons for the meeting include Lee Warren Slice, Ph.D., and Latarsha J. Carithers, Ph.D.
Simple Explanation
The National Institutes of Health will have a secret online meeting at the end of April 2025, where smart people will look at business ideas. They need to keep it secret so nobody finds out private or important information.