The pre-publication history for this paper can be accessed here: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1755-8794/3/37/prepub This research was supported in part by grants from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences P30-ES10126 (RF), ES016005 (JP) and the American Chemistry Council (ACC -Long RACC -LongaRangenitiative (JP).
This year's classified Defense Department budget request included a boost of nearly two hundred million dollars for the agency, with the funds earmarked for long-range research into signals intelligence.
"Interval over the last eight years has contributed to Paul's vision," said William Savoy, president of Vulcan Ventures, who added that the pace of change in technology has accelerated so much that long-range research projects do not fit well into the marketplace.
The new regime may be a good way to get results, but it's hard to imagine that this style of management would have found much room for a pair of eccentrics like James Watson and Francis Crick, or for the kind of long-range research that they did.
The ambitious project paid off for Simpson, but is such a long-range research project right for every postdoc?
The goal of the Institute is to support long-range research activities that have the potential to accelerate progress in artificial intelligence, which includes web semantics.
Such studies may be useful in modeling the long-range development of the industry and may assist the industry in setting long-range research and development goals.
The "Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Live" virtual reality experience was built entirely in-house by Nickelodeon's Entertainment Lab, which spearheads long-range research and development efforts around new technologies for Nickelodeon and its audience.
At a time when many other American corporations are integrating their technology research more closely with the short-term needs of their customers, General Electric — whose roots extend back to the legendary inventor Thomas Alva Edison and his Edison Electric Light Co.– has made long-range research a priority.
The Institute was charged with funding innovative, long-range research, but HHMI Investigators in traditional academic settings often feel pressures that steer them toward conservative paths, says Gerry Rubin, who is vice president of HHMI and the director of Janelia Farm.
The need for individual consent for the secondary analysis of existing data or for the use of data in clinical registries for a broad, long-range research agenda is highly contentious.
