NMTB
The National Medical Technology Testbed, Inc. (NMTB) was established as part of Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC), Loma Linda CA, in March 1992 as a prototype defense conversion program and incorporated as a nonprofit public benefit organization the following year.
Initially, funding was first made available to NMTB by Congress "for laboratory and other efforts associated with research, development, and other programs of major importance to the Department of Defense." Its objective was been to develop a comprehensive suite of deliverable technologies that would improve military and civilian health care delivery.
Congressional funding was provided to NMTB as part of the annual Defense Appropriations Bill with funding flowing through the U.S. Army to NMTB by way of a cooperative agreement with the United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA).
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