In an effort to facilitate development of technologies the Bayh-Dole act also mandates that preference for licensing and developing opportunities of federally funded discoveries be given to small US owned companies. This stimulation has been a boon to the technology sector.
Posts tagged medicine
Students are the Farm Team.
There is an old saying that those who can do; those who can’t teach. While I’m not too sure about that, there is an interesting paradigm in higher education. That is the highest level scientists in the USA tend to be successful scientists and researchers by spending time doing research, writing grants and papers. The [...]
Many questions: one answer about careers in science.
Can someone please tell me what type of job is there that can never be outsourced, but is present in every country in the world? What is the profession where the whole world is united in one language and one goal? When can you be paid to travel to some of the most beautiful places [...]
Cutting edge versus state of the art and other buzz words
I LOVE these discussions; they can be fun, engaging and animated. We use terms like; cutting edge, out of the box, paradigm shifting and groundbreaking.
China trip and scientific conference on a cruise ship.
I say that I am a geek amongst geeks with pride.
My Blog’s Formula
Formulaic is geek-speak for having a protocol.
Another Idea for the NIH
I have the greatest respect and admiration for the NIH but they are missing something.
Interview Concerning My Ambulance Education
Greg Friese interview; My Ambulance Education. Recently I was interviewed by Greg Friese concerning My Ambulance Education and it was great fun. Greg had graciously supplied me with some sample questions he would start with and that helped break the ice. We talked about the general contents of the book and why I wrote it. [...]
Academic and Commercial Research
I’m currently working on a fairly large grant application for a company. The company wants me to do research on a subject on which I am very comfortable and knowledgeable. The process of writing and securing a research agreement with a company is much different than with the NIH, NSF or most charitable foundations. I [...]
Vote Geek
A well trained scientist with a Ph.D. or similar advanced degree and research experience has been trained to identify a problem, formulate a hypothesis, which is an interrogation of said problem, test the hypothesis and learn from the observations. This process requires open minded thought through and around complicated subjects and to understand cause and [...]
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