Martha Klovstad

@mklovstad.bsky.social

BioPharma consultant focused on pulmonary hypertension, obesity, and heart failure #CardioSky #PulmSky. Minneapolis and public school believer #NokomisLife. Lover of dogs and nature.

157 House of Representatives members signed an amicus brief calling on the First Circuit to uphold a block on the NIH's planned cap on indirect cost reimbursements. Did your representative sign? In MN, only Angie Craig, Betty McCollum, and Kelly Morrison signed. endpoints.news/wp-content/u...

Members of Congress oppose NIH's payment cut plan, urge appeals court to maintain block

A group of lawmakers opposes NIH's indirect cost reimbursement cap in appeals court, supporting states and universities against the Trump administration's 15% rate limit plan.

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"Though BioMarin is a global organization... the U.S. remains a vital source of innovative research that pharma companies ultimately turn into medicines. We're hoping that pipeline of good ideas, which often comes from NIH-funded research, doesn't dry out.” Thank you for your courage BioMarin.

As BioMarin searches for 'clever science,' its R&D chief warns innovation could be hit by NIH fund drought

A slimmed-down BioMarin started the new year with a bang, hitting the annual J.P. | A slimmed-down BioMarin started the new year open for business, seeking to leverage its unique skillset to strike de...

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Community warms my heart. We have another school closure day due to negative double digit temps. Parents and pastors at my small neighborhood church just banded together to provide open gym for our kids and neighborhood kids so we don't all go insane on day 5 off of school while juggling work.

Unbelievable that device and drug reviewers and facility inspectors were cut. We need more of them, not less. Read Bottle of Lies and then tell me we should cut inspectors. Meet some advanced heart failure patients and then tell me we don't want on-time device approvals and on-market safety reviews.

Drug inspectors, AI experts, maternal health workers: Trump’s health agency cuts are far-reaching

In interview after interview with STAT, those who were fired from federal health and science agencies, along with officials who remain, argued the cuts would be deeply felt.

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