The US government had a biological defense program since the 1950s , but after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the US , it began investing more heavily , culminating in the 2004 passage of the Project Bioshield Act . Hollis personally lobbied the NIH , Congress , and the president to get the bill passed and to have the government fund development of Neumune and agree to stockpile it . As part of that effort he made many media appearances one on 60 Minutes . His lobbying and media appearances turned to fierce criticism of the government in 2007 when Neumune was dropped from Project Bioshield , leaving Hollis-Eden 's business without funding or a market , and causing its shares to lose a third of their value ; the company cut 20 % of its workforce soon after
9/11 terrorist attacks
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Richard B. Hollis