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How The ‘Failure’ Culture Of Startups Is Killing Innovation

Erika Hall | Wired | September 11, 2013

Far from being the measure of disgrace it once was, failure now seems to be a sort of badge of honor. But underlying many popular Silicon Valley failure clichés is entrepreneurs’ belief that “starting companies these days is akin to doing research in the past” — as if we don’t need research when the opportunity to fail is so readily available. Read More »

How Will Open Access Affect The Humanities And Social Sciences?

Ziyad Marar | SAGE Connection | July 1, 2013

How open access will affect the humanities and social sciences sector (HSS) has been a topic of hot debate, one that has been called even more into focus since the new RCUK OA policy became effective on 1 April this year. Read More »

In the UK, Open Access For All Publicly Funded Research by 2014

Ariel Bogle | Melville House | July 18, 2012

In one of the first moves to address these issues, the British government has unveiled plans to allow all publicly funded scientific research to be openly available by 2014... Read More »

Introducing The Mozilla Science Lab

Mark Surman | The Mozilla Blog | June 14, 2013

We’re excited to announce the launch of the Mozilla Science Lab, a new initiative that will help researchers around the world use the open web to shape science’s future. Read More »

Is Screening Good For You?

Jim Murray | OpenMedicine.EU | July 9, 2012

More experts are questioning the practice of screening in particular cases – the testing of apparently healthy populations for underlying risk factors or undiagnosed conditions, such as some cancers, with a view to prevention or early treatment. Supporters of screening sometimes respond to their critics with more heat than light, but I don’t know who is right. Read More »

IU Scientist to Lead Study on the Use of Telehealth to Assist Veterans with Mild Brain Injury

Press Release | Indiana University | June 26, 2012

An Indiana University researcher has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to develop a new assessment mechanism that will improve long-distance care for military veterans with mild traumatic brain injury. The system will be piloted at five hospitals serving veterans and active-duty soldiers in the South and Midwest, including the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md.

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Join The Movement : Open Source Drug Discovery

Priyank Trivedi | CoolAge | December 25, 2012

OSDD or Open Source Drug Discovery is a community of students, scientists, researchers, academicians, institutions, corporations and anyone who is committed to discovery of drugs in an open source mode. [...] Read More »

Latest ECRI Institute Report Names Top 10 Hospital Technology Issues

Staff Writer | HITECH Answers | February 21, 2013

The Emergency Care Research Institute (ECRI) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing applied scientific research to enable improvement of patient care. The organization is a designated Evidence-Based Practice Center by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and listed as a federal Patient Safety Organization by HHS... Read More »

Legal Barriers Project Launches HealthInfoLaw.org

Press Release | Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | May 24, 2012

Researchers at The George Washington University Hirsh Health Law and Policy Program today announced the launch of Health Information and the Law (HealthInfoLaw.org), a website designed to serve as a practical, online resource regarding federal and state laws governing access, use, release, and publication of health information.

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Let's Pay For Open Source With A Closed-Source Software Levy

Glyn Moody | ComputerWorld UK | October 22, 2014

This column has often explored ways in which some of the key ideas underlying free software and open source are being applied in other fields. But that equivalence can flow in both directions: developments in fields outside the digital world may well have useful lessons for computing...

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Leveraging Appification To Spur R&D Innovation

Alex Clark | Pistoia Alliance | August 31, 2012

In my last entry, I posited that technology should be a barrier to “appifying” R&D workflows. So why haven’t apps taken off so far in R&D? I’d argue that it comes down to the paradigm shift that mobile technology has created in computing. Read More »

Library Celebrates Open Access [Utah State University]

Steve Kent | The Utah Statesman | October 23, 2012

This week, librarians at USU are celebrating a trend which is changing the way scientists and researchers spread their findings. Read More »

Madeleine Ball: An Inspiration In Open Medicine And Free Software

Asheesh Laroia | OpenHatch.org | October 16, 2012

Madeleine Ball is an inspiration to anyone who thinks individuals should control the software and medical information that define our lives. I’m happy to honor her for this year’s Ada Lovelace Day, when we share the stories of women in science, technology, engineering, and math that inspire us. Read More »

Making Progress Towards Open Access For CGIAR

Staff Writer | CGIAR | April 23, 2013

It has long been acknowledged that there is a veritable treasure trove of agricultural research data, information and knowledge within CGIAR that, if more widely available, could increase the pace of positive impact on the agricultural sector. Recognizing this, CGIAR is actively working towards policies, practices and standards to make that a reality. Read More »

Medicines for Malaria Venture and EMBL-EBI Establish One-stop Shop for Malaria Drug Data

Press Release | EBI | July 13, 2012

ChEMBL, the online drug-discovery database based at EMBL-EBI, now makes it easy to access all data pertaining to compounds from MMV’s open-access Malaria Box and other open-source malaria research initiatives. Read More »