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Science and the Corporate Agenda: the detrimental effects of commercial influence on science and technology
Launched: 12 October 2009

Abstract: ...links between the commercial sectors and science and technology are increasing. Many...argue that this is positive for both science and society. But there is growing evidence that the science commercialisation agenda brings with it a wide range of detrimental effects, including bias, conflicts of interest, a narrowing of the research agenda, and misrepresentation of research results. This report takes an in-depth look at the evidence for these effects across five sectors: pharmaceuticals; tobacco; military/defence; oil and gas; and biotechnology. Its findings make disturbing reading for all concerned ...
http://sgr.org.uk/SciencePolicy/CorporateInfluence.html