Relationships between academic institutions and industry in the life sciences - an industry survey

Article Abstract:

Relationships between universities and companies in the life sciences may provide a small proportion of financial support to universities, benefit the companies, and encourage secrecy among academicians. In 1994, researchers conducted telephone surveys of executives from 210 companies involved in agriculture, chemical, and pharmaceuticals. Of the life sciences companies in the US, 90% had some type of relationship with a university. University life science departments received about 12% of their outside funding from such companies. Such a level of support would probably not compensate for large cuts in federal support of research. More than half of the companies acquired products and patents, and increased their sales a result of academic relationships. Many of the relationships required that academicians keep research data secret both before and after filing a patent.

Research, Pharmaceutical industry, Contracts, Life sciences, Biotechnology

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Withholding research results in academic life science: evidence from a national survey of faculty

Article Abstract:

Faculty who are receiving funding or support from industry or are pursuing the development of a product are more likely to withhold research results. This was the conclusion of a nationwide survey of 2,167 life science faculty. Only 20% reported withholding research results from their colleagues by delaying publication. In many cases, this was done while a patent application was being pursued. About 9% refused to share research results with other scientists. Those who were in industry partnerships or were commercializing their research were most likely to withhold data.

Methods, Confidential communications, Physician-patient privilege

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Participation of life-science faculty in research relationships with industry

Article Abstract:

The costs of receiving industrial support for academic research may eventually outweigh the benefits. Researchers surveyed 2,052 life sciences faculty at 50 US universities that receive the most research funding. Twenty-eight percent of the scientists received some level of funding from industry. These scientists were more productive than their counterparts and their research more often lead to a patent or actual product. However, these scientists were twice as likely to keep their research secret and were more likely to pursue applied research.

Finance

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