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Opinion: Share Data for All Diseases
Elizabeth Marincola | Apr 28, 2016 | 2 min read
Along with his recent $250 million donation to cancer research, Silicon Valley entrepreneur Sean Parker emphasized the importance of data sharing.
Biotech Faces Evolving Patent System
Douglas Steinberg | Mar 5, 2000 | 8 min read
Like medieval alchemists, modern biologists apply intricate, esoteric protocols to lowly matter, such as bacteria and rodents. Unlike alchemists, biologists successfully transmute these creatures into gold--disease-fighting pharmaceuticals and profits accruing from them. An indispensable ingredient in this dross-to-drug process is patent protection, which preserves monopoly and attracts investment. Unfortunately, the patent system isn't as ideal a catalyst as the chimerical philosopher's stone s
When Science Has a Potential Payoff
Karen Pallarito(kpallarito@the-scientist.com) | Jan 16, 2005 | 8 min read
In a recent three-hour session at a Chicago hotel room, the University of Wisconsin's technology transfer office hammered out the final details of licensing deal that granted Durham, NC-based Inspire Pharmaceuticals the right to use several patents to develop glau coma treatments.

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