On March 16, the US Food and Drug Administration rolled out its Critical Path Opportunities List 76 projects that it expects to help set priorities for the Critical Path Initiative, which it kicked off in 2004 to help speed the drug-development process [BioInform 03-24-06].
The list includes eight projects under the topic of "Harnessing Bioinformatics," which could be a key driver for bioinformatics efforts that are aligned with those recommended projects.