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Organising for innovation: towards successful translational research

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posted on 2023-06-08, 07:56 authored by Will West, Paul NightingalePaul Nightingale
The current productivity crisis in drug discovery has prompted the pharmaceutical industry to decentralize R&D, which is now more responsive, more flexible and better connected to research in academia and biotechnology firms. Organizational changes are also under way in academia. Universities are expanding their technology transfer offices and research funders are investing more in translational research. This article explains how organizational changes in industry and academia can complement each other. Successful translation of research into innovative drugs needs to take account of the increasing organizational complexity of drug discovery as the knowledge to be integrated becomes more diffuse, specialized and valuable

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  • Published

Journal

Trends in Biotechnology

ISSN

0167-7799

Publisher

Elsevier (Cell Press)

Issue

10

Volume

27

Page range

558-561

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  • SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit Publications

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2013-02-14

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