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Department Of Justice Reaches Million-Dollar Settlement With Van Andel Research Institute To Resolve Allegations Of Undisclosed Foreign Ties To NIH Grants

GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced today that Van Andel Research Institute (“VARI” or the “Institute”) has agreed to pay $1.1 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by failing to disclose a foreign component of a National Institutes of Health (“NIH”) award and by failing to disclose foreign research support for two VARI researchers who served as principal investigators on NIH awards.

Read more on www.justice.gov

Action Details

  • Date:September 1, 2021
  • Agency:U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Michigan
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Criminal and Civil Actions