In the pharmaceutical industry, universities appear to have found a partner willing and able to buy big chunks of their research. Beyond making drugs, however, such big-dollar corporate alliances remain rare.
It's not for a lack of trying. The University of Michigan, a powerhouse with a total research budget of $1.3-billion a year and growing quickly, has "worked extraordinarily hard over the last decade to increase our industry funding," said Stephen R. Forrest, vice president for...
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Author: Paul Basken
