National Institutes of Health Office of Science Policy

**OSP Mission** The NIH Office of Science Policy (OSP) works across the biomedical research enterprise to ensure NIH policy evolves in tandem with rapidly advancing science and technology. Utilizing our scientific backgrounds and collective expertise in science policy, OSP develops, analyzes, and implements forward thinking policies to promote the responsible conduct of research. OSP also conducts horizon scanning and provides advice to the NIH Director and the United States Government on issues of future importance. To achieve these aims, we partner with our stakeholder community that includes researchers, policymakers, ethicists, research participants, legal scholars, and importantly the American public.