Manufacturing Sector Research Initiative

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of grant funds for the support of a cooperative agreement with the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Technology and Education Initiative (NIPTE). The Agency's Critical Path Manufacturing Sector Initiative has focused attention on the continuing need for this kind of research in a way that can improve reliability of pharmaceutical product manufacturing and quality across the entire industry. This shared knowledge will increase the likelihood of successfully manufacturing products that have been identified in the clinical development community. The goal of this agreement is to improve the overall manufacturing and quality and the knowledge base