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Maximizing The Return From Genome Research: Introduction, Thomas G. Field Jr. Mar 1994

Maximizing The Return From Genome Research: Introduction, Thomas G. Field Jr.

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Professor Field introduces and explains the origins of the symposium.


Overview Of Federal Technology Transfer, Lawrence Rudolph Mar 1994

Overview Of Federal Technology Transfer, Lawrence Rudolph

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Mr. Rudolph reviews approximately thirteen years of legal and political developments that have contributed to laws governing the extent to which private firms may secure rights in technology at least partly developed with federal funds.


The Human Genome Project And The Downside Of Federal Technology Transfer, Christopher J. Harnett Mar 1994

The Human Genome Project And The Downside Of Federal Technology Transfer, Christopher J. Harnett

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Mr. Harnett argues that emphasizing technology transfer at institutions such as the National Institutes of Health will interfere with what should be regarded as their primary mission, basic research.


Technology Transfer: A View From The Trenches, Harvey Drucker Mar 1994

Technology Transfer: A View From The Trenches, Harvey Drucker

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Dr. Drucker, who has lab-wide responsibility for technology transfer at Argonne National Laboratory, argues that transferring rights in discoveries made through tax supported research to private entities can contribute to public welfare in many ways.


Origins Of The Human Genome Project, Robert Mullan Cook-Deegan Mar 1994

Origins Of The Human Genome Project, Robert Mullan Cook-Deegan

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Dr. Cook-Deegan recounts some of the scientific and political history leading to controversy about the proper mix of private and public roles in pursuing genome research and bringing its fruits to bear, e.g., in preventing and curing disease.


Technology Transfer And The Genome Project: Problems With Patenting Research Tools, Rebecca S. Eisenberg Mar 1994

Technology Transfer And The Genome Project: Problems With Patenting Research Tools, Rebecca S. Eisenberg

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Professor Eisenberg argues against a system providing for federally-sponsored inventions to be patented if any associated person so desires. She believes that the system does not adequately weigh the possibility that the greatest social return from genome research will require some discoveries to be in the public domain.