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New Collaboration Aims to Improve Measurement of Viral Vectors Used in Cutting-Edge Gene Therapies

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NIST Requests Information to Help Develop an AI Risk Management Framework

As a key step in its effort to manage the risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI), the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and
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New Collaboration Aims to Improve Measurement of Viral Vectors Used in Cutting-Edge Gene Therapies

ROCKVILLE, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing
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Forensic Science Organization to Draft Standards for Sexual Assault Examinations

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that the Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic
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Secretary Raimondo Announces $153 Million to Promote Innovation in Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has made two awards totaling $153 million to the National

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Facilitating a Circular Economy for Textiles

Facilitating a Circular Economy for Textiles

Tue, Sep 21 - Thu, Sep 23 2021
As part of a NIST initiative on Facilitating a Circular Economy for Textiles, we are planning to host a workshop to