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Commentary


Nature Medicine 15, 1006 - 1009 (2009)
doi:10.1038/nm0909-1006

The advancement of translational medicine—from regional challenges to global solutions

Salvatore Albani1,3 & Berent Prakken2,3

Translating the progress in molecular medicine into new therapies has met with limited success; the route from idea to drug has many hurdles and is a very fragmented process. This fragmentation is evident at all levels—academia, industry and governments—and across geographic boundaries.