US Capitol Capsule: NCATS chases crystal balls to predict drugs' futures
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
The head of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) – the National Institutes of Health (NIH) center created in late 2011 to serve as the US hub for catalyzing advancements in translational science – likes to say his agency is all about getting "more treatments to more patients more quickly."