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by Ted Agres

NEWS ANALYSIS

Large-scale science

Email: Ted Agres - tedagres@lycos.com
News from The Scientist 2003, 4(1):20030623-03

Published

23 June 2003

Academic scientists should collaborate more frequently with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to speed discoveries and to reduce overall costs when engaged in large-scale biomedical research projects, concludes a new report from the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). Universities should also revise their policies on tenure and promotion to reward researchers and managers involved in large-scale collaborative projects. This is would help to "avoid relegating these valuable scientists and managers to a 'second-tier' status," states the report, Large-Scale Biomedical Science: Exploring Strategies for Future Research.


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