Luis Gil Abinader
@abinader.bsky.social
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Reposted by Luis Gil Abinader
New research by Pierre Azoulay, Danielle Li, Bhaven Sampat and me.
Earlier this year, the President’s budget proposed a 40% cut to the budget of the NIH. This motivated us to ask: what if the NIH had been 40% smaller?
Earlier this year, the President’s budget proposed a 40% cut to the budget of the NIH. This motivated us to ask: what if the NIH had been 40% smaller?
September 25, 2025 at 6:43 PM
New research by Pierre Azoulay, Danielle Li, Bhaven Sampat and me.
Earlier this year, the President’s budget proposed a 40% cut to the budget of the NIH. This motivated us to ask: what if the NIH had been 40% smaller?
Earlier this year, the President’s budget proposed a 40% cut to the budget of the NIH. This motivated us to ask: what if the NIH had been 40% smaller?
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Cool new research digs into 💉 purchasing contracts that pharma negotiated with South Africa
Here's what they found:
@hji-sa.bsky.social @abinader.bsky.social @matthewkavanagh.bsky.social
Here's what they found:
@hji-sa.bsky.social @abinader.bsky.social @matthewkavanagh.bsky.social
Law and power in pandemic negotiations: Policymaking via contract in South Africa's dealings with COVID-19 vaccine companies - PubMed
COVID-19 vaccine distribution was marked by deeply unequal access for Africa, Asia, and Latin America. This article analyzes negotiations between government and pharmaceutical companies, through the c...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
August 8, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Cool new research digs into 💉 purchasing contracts that pharma negotiated with South Africa
Here's what they found:
@hji-sa.bsky.social @abinader.bsky.social @matthewkavanagh.bsky.social
Here's what they found:
@hji-sa.bsky.social @abinader.bsky.social @matthewkavanagh.bsky.social
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BREAKING: Tesla was just hit with a $329 million verdict in a trial over a fatal crash that a Miami jury found was caused by Tesla's defective autopilot.
August 1, 2025 at 6:41 PM
BREAKING: Tesla was just hit with a $329 million verdict in a trial over a fatal crash that a Miami jury found was caused by Tesla's defective autopilot.
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Can voluntary deals ensure equitable vaccine access in a pandemic? Our new research w @hji-sa.bsky.social
on South Africa’s COVID-19 negotiations shows no. Major policy made via private contract. Implications for global governance... 🧵
doi.org/10.1080/1744...
@abinader.bsky.social
on South Africa’s COVID-19 negotiations shows no. Major policy made via private contract. Implications for global governance... 🧵
doi.org/10.1080/1744...
@abinader.bsky.social
Law and power in pandemic negotiations: Policymaking via contract in South Africa’s dealings with COVID-19 vaccine companies
COVID-19 vaccine distribution was marked by deeply unequal access for Africa, Asia, and Latin America. This article analyzes negotiations between government and pharmaceutical companies, through th...
doi.org
July 30, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Can voluntary deals ensure equitable vaccine access in a pandemic? Our new research w @hji-sa.bsky.social
on South Africa’s COVID-19 negotiations shows no. Major policy made via private contract. Implications for global governance... 🧵
doi.org/10.1080/1744...
@abinader.bsky.social
on South Africa’s COVID-19 negotiations shows no. Major policy made via private contract. Implications for global governance... 🧵
doi.org/10.1080/1744...
@abinader.bsky.social
Reposted by Luis Gil Abinader
Reposted by Luis Gil Abinader
Another new #NIH Notice published today. In addition to the AI information referenced below, NIH is also instituting a new policy limiting the number of applications that NIH will consider per Principal Investigator per calendar year. It's included in this Notice. #RAdminsky #Research #Medsky
NIH issues new policy stating that it will not consider research grant applications “substantially developed” by AI to be original ideas of the applicant.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-132: Supporting Fairness and Originality in NIH Research Applications
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supporting Fairness and Originality in NIH Research Applications NOT-OD-25-132. NIH
grants.nih.gov
July 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Another new #NIH Notice published today. In addition to the AI information referenced below, NIH is also instituting a new policy limiting the number of applications that NIH will consider per Principal Investigator per calendar year. It's included in this Notice. #RAdminsky #Research #Medsky
NIH issues new policy stating that it will not consider research grant applications “substantially developed” by AI to be original ideas of the applicant.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-132: Supporting Fairness and Originality in NIH Research Applications
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supporting Fairness and Originality in NIH Research Applications NOT-OD-25-132. NIH
grants.nih.gov
July 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
NIH issues new policy stating that it will not consider research grant applications “substantially developed” by AI to be original ideas of the applicant.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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The co-founder of Palantir is backing a construction automation startup seeking to build AI powered heavy machinery that doesn't require workers.
The company, Bedrock Robotics, was founded by three people who used to work at Waymo.
www.benzinga.com/markets/tech...
The company, Bedrock Robotics, was founded by three people who used to work at Waymo.
www.benzinga.com/markets/tech...
Palantir Co-Founder Joe Lonsdale Backs Bedrock Robotics To Automate Construction — Union Leader Calls It 'Misguided' - Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL)
Palantir Technologies Inc. co-founder Joe Lonsdale is backing Bedrock Robotics, a construction automation startup.
www.benzinga.com
July 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The co-founder of Palantir is backing a construction automation startup seeking to build AI powered heavy machinery that doesn't require workers.
The company, Bedrock Robotics, was founded by three people who used to work at Waymo.
www.benzinga.com/markets/tech...
The company, Bedrock Robotics, was founded by three people who used to work at Waymo.
www.benzinga.com/markets/tech...
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Article by @abinader.bsky.social on the efforts to address late disclosures of federal funding in US patents.
academic.oup.com/jlb/article/...
academic.oup.com/jlb/article/...
Late disclosures of federal funding in US patents
ABSTRACT. Enacted primarily to encourage patents on federally funded inventions, an additional policy objective of the Bayh–Dole Act is to increase visibil
academic.oup.com
June 14, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Article by @abinader.bsky.social on the efforts to address late disclosures of federal funding in US patents.
academic.oup.com/jlb/article/...
academic.oup.com/jlb/article/...
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Now open access on FirstView: "Global Legal Environment for LGBTQ+ Sexuality and Public Health" by @matthewkavanagh.bsky.social, @abinader.bsky.social, @sharonannlynch.bsky.social and team. The article analyzes politically and legally viable pathways to decriminalization. #LGBTHealth #HIV #LGBTQIA
May 27, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Now open access on FirstView: "Global Legal Environment for LGBTQ+ Sexuality and Public Health" by @matthewkavanagh.bsky.social, @abinader.bsky.social, @sharonannlynch.bsky.social and team. The article analyzes politically and legally viable pathways to decriminalization. #LGBTHealth #HIV #LGBTQIA
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Earlier, 2023, memorandum to HHS on measures to include data on the costs of trials in ClinicalTrials.Gov
www.keionline.org/40783
www.keionline.org/40783
Memorandum on measures to include data on the costs of trials in ClinicalTrials.Gov - Knowledge Ecology International
Clinicaltrials-dot-Gov-HHS-15Sep2023 From the memo: This memo provides a request that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), working through the National Institutes of Health (NIH), use it...
www.keionline.org
May 15, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Earlier, 2023, memorandum to HHS on measures to include data on the costs of trials in ClinicalTrials.Gov
www.keionline.org/40783
www.keionline.org/40783
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That's not to say that pharma won't try to - as ever - keep prices secret.
Monthly re-upping of one of my top 5 favourite papers ever by @cmorten.bsky.social on why trade secret protections are often more vibes than actual law : papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4041556 7/8
Monthly re-upping of one of my top 5 favourite papers ever by @cmorten.bsky.social on why trade secret protections are often more vibes than actual law : papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4041556 7/8
May 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
That's not to say that pharma won't try to - as ever - keep prices secret.
Monthly re-upping of one of my top 5 favourite papers ever by @cmorten.bsky.social on why trade secret protections are often more vibes than actual law : papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4041556 7/8
Monthly re-upping of one of my top 5 favourite papers ever by @cmorten.bsky.social on why trade secret protections are often more vibes than actual law : papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4041556 7/8
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We just posted a major new study of AI models and books, showing that some (but not all) models memorize large portions of some (but not all) books after training on the books3 database
With A. Feder Cooper and Amy Cyphert, among others
arxiv.org/pdf/2505.12546
With A. Feder Cooper and Amy Cyphert, among others
arxiv.org/pdf/2505.12546
arxiv.org
May 20, 2025 at 3:19 PM
We just posted a major new study of AI models and books, showing that some (but not all) models memorize large portions of some (but not all) books after training on the books3 database
With A. Feder Cooper and Amy Cyphert, among others
arxiv.org/pdf/2505.12546
With A. Feder Cooper and Amy Cyphert, among others
arxiv.org/pdf/2505.12546
Patent post expiry royalties return to SCOTUS.
Blog by @denniscrouch.bsky.social with link to the Atrium Medical cert petition: patentlyo.com/patent/2025/...
Blog by @denniscrouch.bsky.social with link to the Atrium Medical cert petition: patentlyo.com/patent/2025/...
Formalism, Fictions, and Federalism: Post Expiry Royalties Return to SCOTUS
by Dennis Crouch I just read Atrium Medical's SCOTUS petition -- asking the court help resolve a circuit split involving …
patentlyo.com
May 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Patent post expiry royalties return to SCOTUS.
Blog by @denniscrouch.bsky.social with link to the Atrium Medical cert petition: patentlyo.com/patent/2025/...
Blog by @denniscrouch.bsky.social with link to the Atrium Medical cert petition: patentlyo.com/patent/2025/...
Reposted by Luis Gil Abinader
Now on FirstView: "Law and Global Governance of Infectious Disease: Access to Medicines on COVID-19, AIDS, and Beyond" by @matthewkavanagh.bsky.social, @abinader.bsky.social, Fatima Hassan, and Eric Friedman.
#COVID #AIDS #HealthLaw
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
#COVID #AIDS #HealthLaw
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
May 12, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Now on FirstView: "Law and Global Governance of Infectious Disease: Access to Medicines on COVID-19, AIDS, and Beyond" by @matthewkavanagh.bsky.social, @abinader.bsky.social, Fatima Hassan, and Eric Friedman.
#COVID #AIDS #HealthLaw
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
#COVID #AIDS #HealthLaw
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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The Trump administration's push to dismantle #USAID undermines U.S. foreign policy & global health, argued @matthewkavanagh.bsky.social and @abinader.bsky.social. "This is neither good policy nor legal under the most basic elements of U.S. law and the Constitution.” foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/04/u...
Abolishing USAID Is Both Unconstitutional and Disastrous
The State Department isn’t ready to handle vital disease-prevention efforts worldwide.
foreignpolicy.com
May 2, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The Trump administration's push to dismantle #USAID undermines U.S. foreign policy & global health, argued @matthewkavanagh.bsky.social and @abinader.bsky.social. "This is neither good policy nor legal under the most basic elements of U.S. law and the Constitution.” foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/04/u...
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NIH is ending billions of dollars in foreign subawards, jeopardizing thousands of projects on infectious diseases, cancer and more.
Unless foreign researchers secure funding directly from NIH by October — a tall order for any researcher — clinical trials abroad and other research will shut down.
Unless foreign researchers secure funding directly from NIH by October — a tall order for any researcher — clinical trials abroad and other research will shut down.
Exclusive: NIH to end billions of dollars in foreign research grants
Move by US biomedical agency jeopardizes thousands of projects on infectious diseases, cancer and more.
www.nature.com
May 2, 2025 at 1:05 AM
NIH is ending billions of dollars in foreign subawards, jeopardizing thousands of projects on infectious diseases, cancer and more.
Unless foreign researchers secure funding directly from NIH by October — a tall order for any researcher — clinical trials abroad and other research will shut down.
Unless foreign researchers secure funding directly from NIH by October — a tall order for any researcher — clinical trials abroad and other research will shut down.
Reposted by Luis Gil Abinader
Reposted by Luis Gil Abinader
Out today in @jama.com, a joint warning from AEREO, @weareprimr.bsky.social, @aahrpp.bsky.social, and CARE-Q, about how capped indirects and decimation of OHRP risk slowing research and making participants less safe.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Preserving Research Ethics Oversight Amid Decimation of the Research Enterprise
This Viewpoint examines how research ethics oversight, particularly by institutional review boards, has been affected by expansive federal staffing and budget cuts.
jamanetwork.com
April 28, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Out today in @jama.com, a joint warning from AEREO, @weareprimr.bsky.social, @aahrpp.bsky.social, and CARE-Q, about how capped indirects and decimation of OHRP risk slowing research and making participants less safe.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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My panel with @daniel-solove.bsky.social, @mariotrujillo.bsky.social, and @alexreevegivens.bsky.social on DOGE, the Privacy Act, and how to protect privacy in our new authoritarian regime can be viewed here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6eQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6eQ...
Webinar - Privacy DOGE and Trump 2
YouTube video by TeachPrivacy
www.youtube.com
April 18, 2025 at 3:12 PM
My panel with @daniel-solove.bsky.social, @mariotrujillo.bsky.social, and @alexreevegivens.bsky.social on DOGE, the Privacy Act, and how to protect privacy in our new authoritarian regime can be viewed here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6eQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6eQ...
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ICE is detaining US citizens despite proof of citizenship and despite the law being enjoined already
www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
U.S.-born American citizen under ICE hold in Florida after driving from Georgia
Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez is being held even though a county judge found his birth certificate “authentic” and said there wasn’t reason to consider him an “illegal alien.”
www.nbcnews.com
April 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
ICE is detaining US citizens despite proof of citizenship and despite the law being enjoined already
www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
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Brilliant essay on the perils of mass layoffs at federal agencies’ FOIA offices, by my friend and frequent collaborator @reshmagar.bsky.social:
In @theconversation.com, I wrote about the recent mass firing of FOIA staff across federal health agencies & how this hinders efforts to ensure government accountability with examples of how FOIAs have catalyzed critical reforms to improve patient health: theconversation.com/the-sudden-d... #MedSky
The sudden dismissal of public records staff at health agencies threatens government accountability
Public records requested under the Freedom of Information Act have helped shape health policy and keep the government accountable – but recent staff cuts may make this impossible.
theconversation.com
April 16, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Brilliant essay on the perils of mass layoffs at federal agencies’ FOIA offices, by my friend and frequent collaborator @reshmagar.bsky.social:
Reposted by Luis Gil Abinader
This article, along with many others currently available in FirstView, will be in our upcoming issue "Research Integrity and Misconduct."
Why Universities Should Make Misconduct Reports Public: A call to action from our co-founders
Why Universities Should Make Misconduct Reports Public | Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics | Cambridge Core
Why Universities Should Make Misconduct Reports Public
www.cambridge.org
April 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM
This article, along with many others currently available in FirstView, will be in our upcoming issue "Research Integrity and Misconduct."