Reaping the benefits of biomedical research: partnerships required.
Reaping the benefits of investments in biomedical research can be achieved most efficiently through active collaboration among industry, academia, government, and nonprofit organizations. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) are exploring multiple ways in which to increase the efficiency of the translational process. Investigators involved in the NIH-funded Clinical and Translational Science Awards are developing public-private partnerships, addressing the barriers to collaboration, training the next generation of interdisciplinary team-oriented researchers, and producing open-source tools for collaboration. NIH is engaging with industry through the Foundation for the NIH and the Small Business Innovation Research Awards.
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Lili M
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National Center for Research Resources, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. lilip@nih.gov <lilip@nih.gov>
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Barbara
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D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000191:economics; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D012109:Research Support as Topic; D012944:Social Support; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration