The Cooperative Research Centres Programme was established in 1990 to create links between researchers and industry to collaborate on research that can be readily used and commercialised.
Ethical considerations limit the type of research that can be done to improve resistance testing.
But we also need to increase investments in research that can benefit the poorest countries.
This is dual-use research, meaning research that can be used for good and bad purposes.
I have not been able to find any research that can confirm this theory, nor can it be ruled out.
In the realm of drugs and medicine, there's certain research that can only be done on apes or other primates.
He diagnoses and treats inherited diseases and does research that can be relevant to humans as well as animals.
That's not to argue that only research that can be predicted to lead to innovations and economic benefits should be funded.
I would describe it as a kind of "action research" that can help ensure Amref's interventions are as effective as possible, and replicable by others.
But is the potential for abuse in some circumstances reason not to pursue research that can be lifesaving under the right circumstances?
These centres were designed to produce research that can help local and national policymakers create policies which are based on firm evidence.
