Federal R&D, Drug Discovery, and Pricing : Insights from the NIH-University-Industry Relationship.

Discusses the rationale for government support for research and development, the importance and benefits of cooperative R&D, use of patents, and legislative initiatives to use intellectual property rights to facilitate R&D, technology transfer, and commercialization of technology supported b...

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Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2000.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Summary:Discusses the rationale for government support for research and development, the importance and benefits of cooperative R&D, use of patents, and legislative initiatives to use intellectual property rights to facilitate R&D, technology transfer, and commercialization of technology supported by the Federal government. Assesses the results of collaboration among the National Institutes of Health, universities, and industry in developing new health products and looks at related issues and policy options.
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