Federal R&D, Drug Discovery, and Pricing : Insights from the NIH-University-Industry Relationship.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Universities and colleges.

Business.

Medicine--Research.

Medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (36 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2007.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Explores reasons behind Government funding of R&D and subsequent efforts to facilitate private sector commercialization of the results of such work. Examines the manner in which NIH supports research to encourage the development of new pharmaceuticals and therapeutics through cooperative activities with academia, industry, and Government. Discusses whether or not use of the results of Federal R&D enterprise warrants Government input into price decisions made by the private sector. Addresses concerns surrounding innovation in health-related areas within the context of the Government's role in facilitating technological progress.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Federal R&D, Drug Discovery, and Pricing

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