As a graduate student who does basic research, it really underscored how important these personal connections are to our work, even though it may be far removed from the clinic.
However, even to confirm a result or to do basic research, it could be toxic for a company researcher to look at the data as it might be difficult to prove later that commercial advances had been made independently.
"I loved what they were doing, basic research, it was new, a potential new drug in the area of bacterial diseases--it was exciting!" After working as the executive director of BC Biotech, she moved to Hill & Knowlton as vice president of life sciences in March 2000.
Such an approach can be justified for basic research, but it does not address the agenda of low-cost, flexible electronics.
On the bright side, scientists are second only to doctors in public esteem, and 75% favor public money for basic research, even if it does not lead directly to new technologies.
What's more, Trautmann says, U.S. high-tech hubs arise in areas with excellent basic research, which doesn't "take its orders from industry".
By contrast, Pentagon spending on basic research, which does have wider applicability, is only about $2 billion per year.
The Act may provide an incentive to reduce basic research (which does not generate licensing fees) and increase applied research (which does generate patents and licensing fees).
It's a partnership in which the clinicians see how basic research is done and how it applies to their work, and our senior scientists explain to physicians why their research is relevant".
Certainly, it is a good thing for charismatic and well-spoken intellectuals to publicize science and its products, but most basic research does not spring from posh executive offices employing hundreds of advertising and PR specialists.
