The US President made a defense of Scientific Research, including the study of the Brain, during the State of the Union 2013 debate

18 de February de 2013

The United States President, Barack Obama, made a reference to the importance of boosting investments in research and innovation in his address during the State of Union debate on February 12, 2013.

Watch the video Text of his speech, " If we want to make the best products, we also have to invest in the best ideas. Every dollar we invested to map the human genome returned $140 to our economy. Today, our scientists are mapping the human brain to unlock the answers to Alzheimer's; developing drugs to regenerate damaged organs; devising new material to make batteries ten times more powerful. Now is not the time to gut these job-creating investments in science and innovation. Now is the time to reach a level of research and development not seen since the height of the Space Race. We need to make those investments."