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Maria Cantwell: “I hope that we can get organizations and institutions, whether it is the Institute of Medicine or others, to put pencil…”

On the recordApril 16, 2013
I hope that we can get organizations and institutions, whether it is the Institute of Medicine or others, to put pencil to paper and really measure this, as you just did with that 7:1 ratio.
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Maria Cantwell
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

Cantwell emphasizes the importance of measuring the economic impact of research investments.

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