The National Institutes of Health has awarded IdeaScale a four-year, $6 million contract for licenses to and maintenance of the company’s software to help advance collaborative research planning. “In a tough year for federal contracts, this is a win worth celebrating,” Tim Sussman, CEO of IdeaScale, said in a recent LinkedIn post. “NIH is advancing its mission to turn insights into impact and ideas into outcomes. Through the award, NIH aims to scale the approach across additional institutes, moving research planning from a closed process to one that is transparent, inclusive and data-driven. It helps NIH teams close the research gap,” Sussman said in a blog IdeaScale published.