“‘It is the policy and objective of the Congress to use the patent system to promote the utilization of inventions arising from federally supported research or development’ and ‘to promote collaboration between commercial concerns and nonprofit organizations, including universities’. Sound familiar ! The Irish Government through Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) has championed a similar mantra to justify the large investment in research at third level institutions …” (more)
[Watchdog on Higher Education in Ireland, 8 May]