Today, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a hearing entitled, “Protecting U.S. Biomedical Research: Efforts to Prevent Undue Foreign Influence.” This is the first hearing the Committee has held with Administration officials to examine foreign threats to American biomedical research in the 117th Congress. In his opening remarks, Senate HELP Committee Ranking Member Richard Burr (R-NC) detailed the credible, ongoing threats to America’s biomedical research enterprise by foreign adversaries, most notably the People’s Republic of China. Ranking Member Burr also highlighted the valuable role of the private sector, academia, and global collaboration in maintaining America’s leadership in biomedical innovation. April 22, 2021