Needed: Research Funding 2.0 !
Tuesday, September 28, 2010 - 01:07
in Mathematics & Economics
I alwayswondered why research findings funded by tax dollars are freely available to pharma companies to make big bucks. It is vicious cycle. It starts from tax payer funding research projects that culminate in publishing papers. And It ends in pharma companies selling products/drugs designed based on same research findings. Unfortunately, general public pays for both, and my question is why should they? A company, when using research findings from a publicly funded project, should pay for it. read more