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Hold the phone; these groups are compensated by their own universities, the capital they raised by-and-large public agencies... Science is not supposed to progr
by jszymborski 10y ago
Hold the phone; these groups are compensated by their own universities, the capital they raised by-and-large public agencies... Science is not supposed to progress only in the direction where there is a market or profit to be made.
- bduerst 10y agoNot true - they're also funded with royalties from previous patents. If UC wins this case (for example), then 35% of royalties will go to the inventors and the rest towards further research/university budgets.