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University of Cincinnati’s Top Ten Technologies for 2023

The University of Cincinnati has published a list of its “top ten” technologies for 2023. There’s some pretty interesting work on the list, and 5 of the 10 technologies have already found a licensee (exclusive, of course). That’s impressive. But … Continue reading

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Research Enterprise Policy Issues: fragmentation of noisy research

We have looked at noisy research and quiet research. Policy folks don’t much care, but it appears to make a difference whether research is conducted quietly or noisily. In quiet research, variations are explored, applications considered, data assembled, evidence checked … Continue reading

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The Basic Policy Question Behind Bayh-Dole

There’s one simple issue: Should the federal government subsidize with public funding for nonprofit research the creation of patent monopolies? There it is. The answer that has dominated for thirty-five years is “Yes.” How comfortable are you with that? Gut-level? … Continue reading

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