Biomedical R&D: Exploring New Organizations and New Paradigms

In this symposium we explore emerging paradigms and new organizational forms in the R&D landscape, with a focus on biomedical innovation. The papers present research that examines R&D in emerging economies; from non-traditional funding sources; and technology transfer from Academic Medical Centers. One sub theme of this symposium is the translation of biomedical research to the clinic and its dispersal to people around the world. We also explore the translation of “demand” and “need” knowledge from consumers, patients and clinician to the biomedical research bench. This second line of transfer occurs not only in the usual clinical setting but also through new institutions that influence the direction of biomedical research such as foundations that sponsors academic medical research in neglected diseases and fund new ventures emerging from such research. These path breaking new institutional arrangements have not been previously explored and need to be discussed so that they can inform important future research. Sponsor Influence on Academic Research Agreements and Investigator Research Practices Presenter: Maryann P Feldman; U. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Presenter: Janet E.L. Bercovitz; U. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign