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Maximizing state and federal spending while minimizing conflicts

Nature Biotechnology volume 24, pages 1473–1474 (2006)Cite this article

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An editorial, “BIO '06 visible from space?,” in your April issue (Nat. Biotechnol. 24, 474, 2006) highlights how individual states have begun to take a more active role in the development of life science policy. Collectively, they are spending billions of dollars on everything from infrastructure and direct research funding to workforce enhancements and investment in commercial spin-offs. Designed to fill perceived gaps at the federal level and enhance economic competitiveness, many state policies are having the intended effect of accelerating the pace of scientific discovery and commercialization. Others, however, are having unintended consequences and are overly ambitious, placing undue strain on limited resources and venturing into territory best managed at the national level.

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  1. Battelle Technology Partnership Practice. Growing the Nation's Bioscience Sector: State Bioscience Initiatives 2006 (Battelle Technology Partnership Practice, Columbus, OH, 2006). http://www.bio.org/local/battelle2006

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    Melvin L Billingsley & Michele Washko

  2. Department of Pharmacology, Penn State University College of Medicine, 500 University Dr., Hershey, 17033, Pennsylvania, USA

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Billingsley, M., Washko, M. Maximizing state and federal spending while minimizing conflicts. Nat Biotechnol 24, 1473–1474 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt1206-1473

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