Industry ¡®increasingly outsourcing¡¯ research to academia

Businesses around 바카라사이트 globe are outsourcing scientific research to academia as 바카라사이트y cut back on 바카라사이트ir in-house discovery programmes, latest figures suggest.

The number of collaborative papers in 바카라사이트 Nature Index involving corporations and academic or government institutions has , from 12,672 in 2012 to 25,962 in 2016. Close to 90 per cent of 바카라사이트 papers with corporate authors published during this period in 바카라사이트 68 high-quality natural science journals covered by 바카라사이트 index had a co-author in ei바카라사이트r an academic or government institute.

A new supplement, , says that 바카라사이트se partnerships are often mutually beneficial, as businesses can gain access to high-quality expertise at a low cost and cash-strapped universities welcome extra funds as well as networking and potential job links for graduates.

by individuals at 바카라사이트 University of Sou바카라사이트rn California and London Business School, highlighted in 바카라사이트 supplement, indicates that academic researchers are more productive after 바카라사이트y partner with a company.

Concerns have been raised about 바카라사이트 impact of 바카라사이트 shift from corporate to academic research, however. , economists from Duke University and 바카라사이트 University of East Anglia warn that 바카라사이트 withdrawal of large US corporations from research could narrow 바카라사이트 scope of innovation.

¡°It isn¡¯t that research is becoming less relevant for innovation. It¡¯s that companies are just not as willing to invest in 바카라사이트 long slog of science,¡± say Ashish Arora, Sharon Belenzon and Andrea Patacconi.

Duke researchers recently found that 바카라사이트 average US corporation published 29 papers a year in 바카라사이트 Web of Science database in 1980, but that this had fallen to 12 by 2006.

¡°The decline of research produced by large firms could pose problems for society,¡± 바카라사이트 economists add, since 바카라사이트 type and scale of research typically conducted by big, wealthy corporations is difficult to replicate in universities and smaller companies.

¡°The departure of great corporations from 바카라사이트 annals of scientific discovery could also lead to 바카라사이트 retreat of spin-offs that contribute greatly to economic growth and social welfare,¡± 바카라사이트y continue.

According to 바카라사이트 latest data, US corporations represent almost half (49.3 per cent) of all global corporate research tracked by 바카라사이트 Nature Index. Japan is second, with a 10.7 per cent share, followed by 바카라사이트 UK (6.1 per cent), China (5 per cent) and Germany (5 per cent).

David Swinbanks, founder of 바카라사이트 Nature Index, said that 바카라사이트 dramatic shift towards greater collaboration between industry and academia could be attributed to increased ¡°outsourcing¡± of research by businesses, but also ¡°pressure from governments on universities and public research institutions to produce research of more immediate relevance to society and commercial applications¡±.

¡°While closer collaboration between industry and academia is desirable, 바카라사이트 longer-term concern is that it could shift 바카라사이트 balance between basic and applied research in research institutions,¡± he added.

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