Neil D Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 With the new rules announced by US National Institutes of Health (NIH), many worry that the rules are too harsh and it would result in lose of the researchers from the agency. The need for strict rules had been felt since the report that the relationships between the scientists and the biomedical companies might have affected the NIH decision-making. The rules include ban on consulting work for biotech and drug companies, accepting fees for speaking at conferences, and instructions that researchers divest their stock holdings in biotech companies. The new rules could have lot many of the scientist leaving for private-sector which would mean NIH lose could be the private sector gains. Thou the NIH seem to be less worried as agreements between the agency and private-sector result in royalty payments to the NIH and specific inventors at the agency if company brings a resulting product to market. Tough rules Quote Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve. George Bernard Shaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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