Who will bankroll the next big idea?

• Autores: David J. Kappos
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 309, Nº. 4, 2013, págs. 58-61
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article discusses funding for technology development. The author argues that potentially life-changing technologies, such as personalized drugs, lack support and discusses ways to change this. Topics include the lack of funding and effort in the path from laboratory to marketplace, the cost of developing the iPhone assistant, Siri, the legacy of big corporate laboratories in supporting research and development (R&D), and the role of private-public partnerships.