Though at one time researchers in academia may have looked down upon industry science, this is no longer true. Posada recalls, "When I went to graduate school there was the sentiment that people who couldn't make it in an academic setting would go into industry. That was very clear." However, in the last 10 years attitudes have changed. Advertisements for pharmaceutical companies are generating applications from talented people at top-level labs.
Posada still serves on a National Science Foundation study section panel reviewing grants twice a year. He adds, "If anything, I see academic scientists wishing they could tap into our resources. In fact, we work a lot with [researchers in academia] so we are actually seeing the line between public and private [sectors blurring]." Hedberg agrees, "Technologically and conceptually advanced science is pursued here, and it couldn't be any other way. We are driven by a competitive market, so ...
