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Journal of General Internal Medicine
Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 2/2016

01-02-2016 | Editorial

Academic–Industry Research Partnerships: an Emerging Opportunity or Just Smoke and Mirrors?

Authors: Michael Hochman, MD, MPH, Rachael Bedard, MD

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 2/2016

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It is a time of famine for clinical research, and academic investigators have had to hunt for viable funding sources. While inflation-adjusted public funding for biomedical research has declined over the past two decades, private industry’s share of the funding pie has increased by 13 %.1 The pharmaceutical industry has historically been eager to partner with academic investigators both to tap the academic talent pool and to enhance the credibility of its conclusions. In this month’s issue of the JGIM, Tierney et al. consider situations in which academic–industry partnerships might be both ethical and mutually beneficial.2 …
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Metadata
Title
Academic–Industry Research Partnerships: an Emerging Opportunity or Just Smoke and Mirrors?
Authors
Michael Hochman, MD, MPH
Rachael Bedard, MD
Publication date
01-02-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 2/2016
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-015-3527-8

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