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Toward a policy agenda on medical research funding: results of a symposium
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Toward a policy agenda on medical research funding: results of a symposium

Robert I Field, Barbara J Plager, Rebecca A Baranowski, Mary Anne Healy and Margaret L Longacre
Health affairs (Project Hope), v 22(3), pp 224-230
May 2003
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.22.3.224
PMID: 12757288
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Abstract

United States Policy Making Cooperative Behavior Industry - economics Industry - organization & administration Biomedical Research - economics Federal Government Research Support as Topic
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia convened a symposium to discuss the roles of government, industry, and foundations in funding biomedical research. Government, no longer the largest funder of biomedical research, focuses on basic science. The pharmaceutical industry, now the largest sponsor, focuses on developing and testing new products. Foundations play a unique role in their ability to fund research overlooked by the other sectors. However, gaps remain in this infrastructure. Barriers, including lack of qualified investigators and administrative burdens, constrain discovery. Funders should collaborate to address these constraints and stimulate new sources of funding.

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