The Burrill Report


The Burrill Report (October 15, 2012): Open Science and Reinventing Discovery (.MP3,13.23 Mb)

Not long ago, the barriers to conducting drug discovery research stood high. Today, thanks in part to the Internet and the advent of research exchanges, anyone with a laptop and access to funding can embark on the search for a cure for what ails them. We spoke to Kevin Lustig, CEO of the online pharmaceutical research marketplace Assay Depot, about how both public and private exchanges like his are empowering citizen scientist, revamping Big Pharma R&D, and not only addressing rising cost of drug discovery, but perhaps the problem of flagging innovation as well.

October 11, 2012
http://www.burrillreport.com/article-open_science_and_reinventing_discovery.html