Since the late 20th century, scientists no longer quite have that quality that we used to speak of as scientists being disinterested. They are now very interested (...)”
"Various developments such as the 1980 Bayh-Dole Act in the United States, and the rise of the spin-out companies from universities, mean that research has become more intrinsically bound up with the commercial world. "Many biotech companies are now led by financial directors rather than scientific directors, (...)" "
"The past decade has seen a rise in the number of financial experts appointed to influential positions in biotech companies, for instance. And since the end of the Cold War, he says, the central role of science has become less about security and more about economy, with science and technology becoming central to many nations’ economic strategy."
“We tend often to really have rather too much overconfidence. We may exaggerate, simply because [stem cell research, for example] is …
"Various developments such as the 1980 Bayh-Dole Act in the United States, and the rise of the spin-out companies from universities, mean that research has become more intrinsically bound up with the commercial world. "Many biotech companies are now led by financial directors rather than scientific directors, (...)" "
"The past decade has seen a rise in the number of financial experts appointed to influential positions in biotech companies, for instance. And since the end of the Cold War, he says, the central role of science has become less about security and more about economy, with science and technology becoming central to many nations’ economic strategy."
“We tend often to really have rather too much overconfidence. We may exaggerate, simply because [stem cell research, for example] is …