{"id":1974783,"date":"2023-07-16T21:30:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T01:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/big-pharma-bankrolled-bidens-nih-director-nominee-watchdog-group-says\/"},"modified":"2023-07-16T21:35:43","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T01:35:43","slug":"big-pharma-bankrolled-bidens-nih-director-nominee-watchdog-group-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/big-pharma-bankrolled-bidens-nih-director-nominee-watchdog-group-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Watchdog group claims Big Pharma funded Biden&#8217;s NIH Director nominee."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbig-pharma-bankrolled-bidens-nih-director-nominee-watchdog-group-says%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1974783&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>President <a \u200bhref=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/joe-biden\">Joe \u200dBiden<\/a>&#8216;s NIH \u2062Nominee \u200dAccused of Ties to \u2062Big \u200bPharma<\/h2>\n<p>The nomination\u2064 of Dr. Monica \u200cBertagnolli\u200b to\u2064 lead\u2063 the National\u2063 Institute \u2062of Health \u2062(NIH)\u200d has come \u200dunder\u200c scrutiny, as a watchdog group\u200d alleges that she received\u2064 millions \u2062of\u2062 dollars\u200b in\u200c research-related \u2062funds from big pharmaceutical \u200bcompanies\u200d while \u2064opposing \u200cTrump-era \u200cdrug costs.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n\u200b  \u200b<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Big Pharma\u200c bankrolled \u200cher career,\u200d and she \u2062has\u2062 long\u200b been \u200da \u2062friend and ally to \u200dthem,&#8221;\u2064 said\u2064 the American\u2063 Accountability Foundation,\u200d a\u200b conservative\u200b opposition research \u200dgroup.<\/p>\n<p> \u200b <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Especially\u200d after\u2063 the\u200c corruption \u200band lies that\u200c came from\u2063 the government&#8217;s\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nih-inadvertently-exposes-data-on-individual-employees-vaccination-statuses-online\/\" title=\"NIH Inadvertently Exposes Data On Individual Employees\u2019 Vaccination Statuses Online\">medical agencies<\/a>\u2062 during COVID, \u200cthe\u200c American \u2064people\u2064 need\u2062 to \u2064know that NIH\u2064 will\u200d be led by honest \u200bpeople \u2064who \u2062serve them,\u2062 and \u200care\u200c not owned by massive corporations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The group \u2064further stated, \u2063&#8221;Our government&#8217;s medical\u2062 institutions must serve the\u2063 interests \u200cof\u200b the\u2062 American \u200bpeople, not Big \u2064Pharma. However,\u200c Dr. \u200cBertagnolli&#8217;s \u2064extensive \u200cfinancial ties \u200dto \u200bpharmaceutical\u2064 companies raise\u2063 serious questions about her ability \u2063to lead \u200dNIH in \u2063a\u200c manner\u2064 that\u200b is not beholden to \u200bspecial\u2064 or \u2064secret interests.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to\u200d data, \u200dBertagnolli \u200breceived\u200d over\u2062 $350 million \u2064in research-related \u2063funds\u200c from\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pfizer-moderna-hike-vaccine-prices-for-eu-market\/\" title=\"Pfizer, Moderna hike vaccine prices for EU market\">pharmaceutical giants<\/a>\u2064 in 2022, including \u2063at\u2063 least\u200b $56 million from Pfizer, Seagan \u2062Inc., and \u2063AstraZeneca \u2063Pharmaceuticals.<\/p>\n<p>Biden&#8217;s \u2062White House defended \u2063the funding,\u200b stating \u2062that\u2064 it\u2062 included \u2063grants\u2063 awarded to\u200d a\u2063 non-profit organization \u2063run by Bertagnolli,\u200d which\u2064 conducted\u2063 nationwide \u2064clinical \u200ctrials on cancer \u2063prevention.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n \u200b \u2064<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These\u200c studies ensured that rural communities were \u2064part \u200cof these trials,&#8221; said\u200b an\u200d administration\u2064 official. \u200b&#8221;Funding for\u2064 large clinical \u2063trials like\u200d these \u2064come \u200bfrom a\u2064 number of sources, \u2063including companies participating in the\u200d trials. \u2064That&#8217;s\u2063 standard.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The watchdog \u2063group argued that although \u200bthe\u200b grants\u200b did \u2064not \u2064go \u2062directly \u2063to Bertagnolli,\u200d it is \u2063likely \u200cthat\u200b secondary \u2064funds\u200c were &#8220;flowed\u200c through \u2064to\u2062 her \u2062salary&#8221; at\u200c the\u200b Brigham \u200dand\u2062 Women&#8217;s Hospital\/Dana \u200dFarber\u2063 Cancer Institute, where she is \u200ca \u2062researcher.<\/p>\n<p>In \u2064her financial disclosure\u2062 forms, Bertagnolli\u200b reported\u2062 a salary and bonuses totaling\u2062 $1,609,198 \u200cfrom\u200c the\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/andrew-cuomos-5-worst-moves-as-new-yorks-governor\/\" title=\"Andrew Cuomo\u2019s 5 Worst Moves As New York\u2019s Governor\">cancer institute<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>President \u200bBiden \u2062announced Bertagnolli&#8217;s nomination as\u2064 NIH Director \u2064in May, praising\u200c her\u200c as\u200c a\u2064 &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/big-pharma-bankrolled-bidens-nih-director-nominee-watchdog-group-says\/\" title=\"Watchdog group claims Big Pharma funded Biden's NIH Director nominee.\">world-renowned\u200c surgical \u2063oncologist<\/a>,\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-drops-cases-against-five-visiting-chinese-researchers-accused-of-lying-about-ties-to-china-military\/\" title=\"DOJ Drops Cases Against Five Visiting Chinese Researchers Accused Of Lying About Ties To China Military\">cancer researcher<\/a>, educator, and physician-leader who \u2063has\u2064 the vision\u2062 and leadership \u2063needed to\u2064 deliver\u200c on\u200d NIH&#8217;s \u2064mission to\u2063 seek\u2063 fundamental \u2062knowledge and \u200bpromote \u200dhuman\u2063 health.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>During\u200b the Trump\u200b administration, Bertagnolli voiced \u200cher \u200bopposition to \u200bthe president&#8217;s &#8220;Most Favored \u2062Nation&#8221; proposal,\u2064 which aimed to\u200d reduce \u2064prices of \u2062prescription \u2064drugs like Insulin \u2062by\u2064 approximately 50%.<\/p>\n<p>If \u2063confirmed by \u200cthe\u2063 Senate, Bertagnolli \u200bwould \u2062become \u2064the first surgeon to serve as director of \u200dthe \u2064NIH.<\/p>\n<p>The American College of Surgeons reported that \u2064Dr. Bertagnolli&#8217;s Senate \u200dconfirmation \u200chearings \u200bare expected to\u2062 address issues\u2063 such as \u2064lowering prescription \u200ddrug\u200b pricing and the\u2063 agency&#8217;s \u200bCOVID-19 response.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden&#8217;s nominee for the National Institute of Health reportedly received substantial research funds from pharmaceutical companies, despite opposing high drug costs during the Trump administration. 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