Research Program To Improve Battlefield Medicine Slated For Elimination By Department Of Defense

Federal funding for the Medical Free Electron Laser Program (MFEL), which develops advanced laser and optical applications for use in the military and on the battlefield, has been marked for elimination by the Department of Defense. The program - with current centers at Massachusetts General Hospital, Duke University, Stanford University, the University of California at Irvine, and Vanderbilt University - has been funded for the past 20 years in the range of $16-$20 million a year. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Medical Devices on September 25th, 2007