I was struck by the following declaration in the foreword to the Government’s new Life Sciences Plan. The Secretaries of State for Science and Health say: ‘This is a new model of partnership between science and society, between government and industry, and between economic and health policy.’ The idea that the Life Sciences plan will … Continue reading Does the Life Sciences Plan bear scrutiny in establishing a new model of partnership between science and society?
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Technology pulll-through in research and the role of the public
Next week I shall be taking part in my first meeting as a lay member of NIHR's 'Invention 4 Innovation' programme. I have had a number of conversations with people recently about how patients are and should be involved in the field of what is jargonistically called 'technology pull' - getting new technologies into health … Continue reading Technology pulll-through in research and the role of the public