title: Advancing translational research collaborations.
abstract: In February 2010, the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) sponsored a national Clinical and Translational Science Awards forum titled "Promoting Efficient and Effective Collaborations among Academia, Government and Industry." This forum brought together a broad set of stakeholders who were charged with developing a path for promoting such partnerships. Here, we describe key issues discussed at the forum and plans for moving forward with this ambitious agenda.
authors.affiliation: National Center for Research Resources, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. portilll@mail.nih.gov
authors.forename: Lili M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Portilla
authors.forename: Greg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Eng
authors.forename: Terry J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Fadem
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical; D014481:United States