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Dominic Ehrismann1, Dhavalkumar Patel1
1Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland.
Swiss Medical Weekly
|February 7, 2015
Summary
Academic institutions and pharmaceutical companies face challenges in collaboration. Science-driven partnerships, sharing risks and rewards equally, are most impactful for successful innovation.
Area of Science:
- Biopharmaceutical Industry
- Academic-Industry Collaborations
- Innovation Management
Background:
- Evolving collaboration models between academia and pharmaceutical companies.
- Industry consensus favors open innovation or selective scientific partnerships.
- Challenges persist in building sustainable academic-industry relationships.
Purpose of the Study:
- Explore challenges in academic-pharmaceutical collaborations.
- Analyze various industrial approaches to partnerships.
- Provide insights into fostering effective collaborations.
Main Methods:
- Review of existing collaboration strategies and models.
- Analysis of critical success factors based on industry experience.
- Discussion of prevailing university-industry cooperation models.
Main Results:
- Mutual understanding and respect for organizational cultures are crucial.
- Combining intellectual and technological assets accelerates scientific discovery.
- Collaborations focused on significant scientific questions yield better quality outcomes.
Conclusions:
- Science-driven collaborations are the most impactful.
- Equal sharing of risks and rewards without commercial agendas is key.
- Effective partnerships require mutual respect and shared scientific goals.
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