A National Academies' report on how U.S. universities have managed intellectual property in the wake of the 1980 Bayh-Dole Act has concluded that things are pretty much hunky-dory but that schools may be trying too hard to cash in on discoveries. Universities instead should aim to disseminate technology for the public good, which may mean passing up a more lucrative licensing deal, rnThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration is pressing for a S25 million funding boost for research that can help it evaluate new treatments better and faster. Commissioner Margaret Hamburg says such "regulatory science" would allow the agency to help turn the nation's sizable investment in basic biomedi-cal research "into vital products for those who need them."
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