SUITS AND LAB COATS

作者：MARC REISCH · 发表于：Chemical & Engineering News · 年份：2007 · DOI：10.1021/cen-v085n047.p015 · 被引用次数：8 · 研究领域：Medical History and Innovations

UNIVERSITIES OBTAIN funding from a variety of sources to support scientific research. Government is the largest benefactor, but endowments, foundation grants, gifts from wealthy individuals, and alumni donations all can influence research projects. And then there is the matter of support from private industry. Chemical and life sciences companies have long had an interest in university research that could lead, for instance, to electronic chemicals that make computers run faster or reagents that quickly diagnose disease. Support from industry can be a welcome supplement to a school’s research budget; it can also raise fears of more insidious consequences, such as inappropriate enrichment of a corporate donor or faculty member or an inclination to influence government policies that are more favorable to the interests of a corporate sponsor. Industry contributes a growing piece of the overall research-funding pie. According to a recent survey of universities conducted by the National Science Foundation, corporations supported academic science and ...