title: Nothing to lose: why early career scientists make ideal entrepreneurs.
abstract: An entrepreneurial movement within science strives to invert the classical trajectory of academic research careers by positioning trainees at the apex of burgeoning industries. Young scientists today have nothing to lose and everything to gain by pursuing this 'third road', and academic institutes and established companies only stand to benefit from supporting this emerging movement of discovery research with economic purpose.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Platelet BioGenesis, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA. Electronic address: drjthon@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Jonathan N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Thon
mesh_terms: D001671:Biochemistry / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education; D002170:Canada; D002321:Career Choice; D004500:Education, Graduate / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends; D016520:Entrepreneurship; D006801:Humans; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce