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The Commissioner for Patents at the United States Patent and Trademark Office discusses the challenges that he faces as he takes up his new appointment.
The President and Chief Executive Officer of the Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron discusses the institute's multidisciplinary approach to innovation.
The former President of the Pharmaceutical Research Division of Warner-Lambert (Parke-Davis Company) discusses the effect of mega-mergers on pharmaceutical innovation.