Director, NIH 
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then relate to the NIH or other Federal agencies in applying the guidelines 
throughout the private sector. Again the emphasis in this regard was 
voluntary compliance and, if possible, no regulation by the Federal 
Government . 
All in all, the meeting was a useful exchange that brought everyone up 
to date on this line of research in the private sector, on particular 
needs of industry that should be addressed in the guidelines, and on the 
desirability of a mechanism within the private sector to adopt the NIH 
guidelines with appropriate modifications. 
Joseph G. Perpich, M.D., J.D. 
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