Field Robert I, Plager Barbara J, Baranowski Rebecca A, Healy Mary Anne, Longacre Margaret L
Graduate Program in Health Policy, University of the Sciences, Philadelphia, USA.
Health Aff (Millwood). 2003 May-Jun;22(3):224-30. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.22.3.224.
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia convened a symposium to discuss the roles of government, industry, and foundations in funding biomedical research. Government, no longer the largest funder of biomedical research, focuses on basic science. The pharmaceutical industry, now the largest sponsor, focuses on developing and testing new products. Foundations play a unique role in their ability to fund research overlooked by the other sectors. However, gaps remain in this infrastructure. Barriers, including lack of qualified investigators and administrative burdens, constrain discovery. Funders should collaborate to address these constraints and stimulate new sources of funding.
费城科学大学召开了一次研讨会，讨论政府、企业和基金会在资助生物医学研究方面的作用。政府不再是生物医学研究的最大资助者，而是专注于基础科学。制药行业如今是最大的赞助商，专注于开发和测试新产品。基金会在资助其他部门忽视的研究方面发挥着独特作用。然而，这一基础设施仍存在差距。包括缺乏合格研究人员和行政负担在内的障碍制约了发现。资助者应合作解决这些制约因素，并刺激新的资金来源。
