A wide-ranging bill promising to fund biomedical research, establish a council to speed up the discovery, development, and delivery of innovative medicines and advance precision medicine, has been passed in the US Senate.
Following the 94 to five vote on Wednesday, the 21st Century Cures Act now only needs the nod from US President Barack Obama to be introduced, and the outgoing Democrat is a known supporter of the bill and spoke out in favor of it following the Senate Vote.
"The bill is a crucial step towards removing barriers to innovation"
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