If the independence from industry and focus on the scientific method can be truly maintained then this can only be a good thing.

One comment, the board of directors seem pretty top heavy with "big pharma" and VC/private equity types, which I find a bit hard to reconcile with the non-profit and independence aims of nusi. Surely the whole thrust of an organization like this is to promote health and this must be fundamentally against the interests of drug companies. I'd certainly be interested to hear what the board of directors hope to achive.