Contribute to the advancement of non-profit independent research institutes

The overall goal of airi is to contribute to the advancement of non-profit independent research in the biomedical and behavioral sciences. Airi exists to promote communication among institute management staffs about common interests and to pursue issues at the federal government level that are in the interest of member institutes. Non-profit research institutes are sometimes subject to different federal regulations and laws than other institutions conducting research, leading to inconsistent treatment that can be detrimental to the funding of the best researchers, regardless of their institutional affiliation.