News archive
Pharma could cut its losses with a bit of sharing
2 January 2018
Phillip Phan & Dean Wong
COMMENT: Life science companies are missing out on the benefits of open innovation.
Why we left academia: Corporate scientists reveal their motives
28 December 2017
Elie Dolgin
Five scientists discuss the reasons they moved to an industry lab.
Companies are outsourcing discovery to external partners
26 December 2017
Smriti Mallapaty
Stepping back from in-house science, companies are relying heavily on universities and government institutions for knowledge.
In Japan, corporates make reluctant partners
20 December 2017
Ichiko Fuyuno
The Japanese government wants to lure more industry funding into universities, but companies need to be convinced they’ll get value.
Industry links boost research output
18 December 2017
Neil Savage
New findings suggest corporate collaboration encourages academic productivity.
Here’s what’s wrong with companies backing out of science
12 December 2017
Ashish Arora, Sharon Belenzon & Andrea Patacconi
COMMENT: The withdrawal of large US corporations from research is narrowing the scope of innovation.
The shifting corporate–academic relationship in pictures
11 December 2017
Nature Index
Research partnerships between industry and academia have more than doubled in five years.
The top academic and corporate partners in the Nature Index
8 December 2017
Mark Zastrow
Exploring complementary strengths is the key to success in industry–academia science partnerships.
Help wanted: Industry seeks science alliances
7 December 2017
Katharine Gammon
Companies publishing high-quality research are looking to academia for assistance.
