Science in the private interest
Subtitle: has the lure of profits corrupted biomedical research?
By: Sheldon Krimsky
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
Number of pages: 247
ISBN-13: 9780742514799
Subjects: Recherche; Research; Biomedisch onderzoek; Collaboration université-industrie; Sponsoring; Médecine; Biotechnology; Academic-industrial collaboration; Finances; Financiering; Geneeskunde; Finance; Bio-industries; Medicine; Moral Obligations; Biotechnology industries; Biomedical Research; Ethics; Conflict of Interest
Description: How can an academic scientist honour knowledge for its own sake, while also using knowledge as a means to generate wealth? This text investigates the trends & effects of modern, commercialised academic science.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Stories of the unholy alliance; title: University-industry collaborations; title: Knowledge as property; title: The changing ethos of science; title: The redemption of federal advisory committees; title: Professors incorporated; title: Conflicts of interest; title: A question of bias; title: The scientific journals; title: The demise of public science; title: Prospects for a new moral sensibility in academia; title: Conclusion: Reinvesting in public interest science.