NIH provides semi-annual updates on foreign interference cases.
Outcomes of NIH Foreign Interference Cases
Number of foreign interference allegations received and open according to calendar year of first reported to NIH.
The blue (left-sided) bars refer to the number of allegations received, while the orange (right-sided) bars refer to the number of cases still open as of December 2022. Although NIH has received allegations involving over 600 scientists, NIH staff contacted institutions in 246 cases in which internal review suggested a high likelihood of possible problems with scientific or budgetary overlap, overcommitment, or undisclosed financial conflicts of interest.
Values shown are for cases in which NIH Staff have contacted the Institution. FCOI = financial conflict of interest. Values shown are Number (%).
Outcome | Number |
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Total N (%) | 246 (100.0) |
Undisclosed Affiliation | 208 (84.9) |
Undisclosed Grant Support | 171 (69.8) |
Undisclosed Talents Award | 130 (53.1) |
Undisclosed Equity, Patent, or SFI | 44 (17.9) |
Any Serious Violation | 208 (84.6) |
No Violation | 14 (5.7) |
Termination or Resignation | 103 (41.9) |
Institutional Exclusion from Grants | 53 (21.5) |
Removed from Grants | 156 (63.4) |
Removed from Peer Review | 193 (78.5) |
Compliance Review Open | 142 (57.7) |
Table above reproduced from the Brief Summary of NIH Foreign Interference Cases (December 11, 2022). View the report to learn more about the source of allegations and more.