Global External Innovation, External Innovation, Johnson & Johnson, 410 Albany Street, New Brunswick, NJ, 08933, USA.
Vice Chairman Executive Committee and Chief Scientific Officer Executive Committee, Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, NJ, 08933, USA.
Nat Commun. 2021 Oct 1;12(1):5778. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-26103-3.
Partnerships between academic investigators and industry can accelerate the translation of research findings into life-saving products. The healthcare industry has witnessed heightened interest from universities in capitalizing on the discoveries made by faculty to create intellectual property, form new companies and seek investments. However, academic investigators and even Biotechnology start-ups may be unfamiliar with how industry sources and evaluates these opportunities. In this Comment, we share the approaches and principles by which a large healthcare company sources innovation and assesses opportunities to serve as a guide to better deal making with the goal of improving health for humanity.
学术研究人员与产业界的合作可以加速将研究成果转化为拯救生命的产品。医疗保健行业已经看到越来越多的大学有兴趣利用教职员工的发现来创造知识产权、成立新公司和寻求投资。然而，学术研究人员甚至生物技术初创公司可能不熟悉行业如何寻找和评估这些机会。在这篇评论中，我们分享了一家大型医疗保健公司寻找创新和评估机会的方法和原则，旨在为更好的交易制定提供指导，以造福人类健康。
