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1: INTRODUCTION
1: INTRODUCTION
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Despite the prospect of more and more talented scientists, chasing dwindling or stagnant research funds and an increasing complexity of both clinical and basic science that would seem to demand more collaboration, a number of contemporary observers have commented on an apparent decline in the openness and willingness to share information and resources that has traditionally been viewed as a characteristic feature of science. The workshop summarized in this report was an initial attempt to examine the status of resource sharing in biomedical research, to identify existing or emerging barriers to effective sharing, and to recommend additional actions.
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Anecdotes about nonresponsiveness, incomplete sharing, and even deliberate misdirection abound (Werb, in Marshall, 1990; Rensberger, 1994~. Young scientists may be tempted to hoard information and materials since unlike more senior researchers, they are most often not able to demand coauthorship or continued collaboration as a quid pro quo and are thus vulnerable to being "scooped" by a more established competitor who has more personnel and funding to exploit a new resource.
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The Bayh-Dole Act of 1990 and the U.S. Technology Transfer Act of 1986 contained provisions to stimulate commercial development of basic research conducted by federal agencies and their grantees by encouraging patenting and licensing agreements with private industry, which often showed little interest in developing ideas in the public domain.
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Another, less propitious consequence has also been quantified by Blumenthal et al. (1996~: a survey of life science companies showed that 82 percent of companies supporting research relationships with academic institutions sometimes require keeping information confidential until a patent application is filed.
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and Sharing Laboratory Resources: Genetically Altered Mice (National Research Council, 1994) , so the current project began with an informal survey of members of the Institute of Medicine (IOM)
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identify future needs, obstacles, and strategies that will promote sharing; and (4) assess agreement within the biomedical research community and relevant funding agencies about the need for advice and recommendations in these areas.
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Paper presented at the Public Health Service Workshop on Data Management, Access, Sharing, and Retention in Biomedical, Behavioral, and Epidemiological Research, April 25-26, 1990, Chevy Chase, Maryland. Feinberg, S.E., Martin, M.E., and Straf, M.L., eds.
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Paper presented at the Public Health Service Workshop on Data Management, Access, Sharing, and Retention in Biomedical, Behavioral, and Epidemiological Research, April 25-26, 1990, Chevy Chase, Maryland.
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