title: Industry-sponsored research in minimally invasive surgery.
abstract: In many disciplines, including minimally invasive surgery, pharmaceutical and instrument companies are major sources of industry-sponsored research. There are two types of such research, industry-initiated and investigator-initiated. Distinction between them is sometimes blurred. In industry-sponsored research a conflict may occur between clinicians and sponsor. In all cases, a clinical trial should be done properly and ethically, and results, whether negative or positive, should be published. Disposition of intellectual property and authorship should be established before starting the trial.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tulandi
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Tan
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D012109:Research Support as Topic