In Brief: A new commission is tasked to shape US policy and spending in the biotech sector, but many worry that without a conflict of interest policy, appointees could profit from such federal spending
A new group of influential industry execs and investors have been tasked by government to shape the US Department of Defense’s spending in the biotech sector. Many worry that, without a conflict of interest policy, those appointed to the new commission could profit from such federal spending. The US Senate and House Armed Services Committees in December named 12 individuals to the new National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology.
Among the notable appointees are Jason Kelly, co-founder and CEO of Ginkgo Bioworks, selected as chair; Michelle Rozo, formerly of the National Security Council, as vice chair; Eric Schmidt, formerly Google CEO and executive chairman of Alphabet; and Angela Belcher, head of biological engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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