Biomedical Innovation: A Risky Business at Risk

Risky business: exploring adolescent risk-taking behavior.

A Risky Business

h o s t 50 years ago, when asked why he robbed banks, master thief Willie Sutton answered famously, "Because that's where the money is." Today, the 'money" is in electrons coursing through the computers the world depends on. Over half a billion electronic messages traverse the worlds networks each week. Millions of dollars change hands with the flip of a byte. Military might is increasingly a m...

Risky business.

In prior studies by high-level commissions, emphasis was given to improving the scientific basis and institutional procedures for risk assessment and risk regulation within existing statutory frameworks. Recommendations have led to slow but steady progress. This study is considerably different. It emphasizes a public health approach for efficient use of resources in a new flexible framework for...

Risky business.

With the establishment of the National Center for Advanced Translational Sciences (NCATS) in December of 2011, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the US government made a commitment to directly invest in translational research. With NCATS, the NIH will invest tax payer dollars in the riskiest ‘precompetitive’ stages of drug discovery. NCATS has also articulated a commitment to bring to...

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Risky Business iii Acknowledgments ConnectEd: The California Center for College and Career and The National Consortium on Health Science and Technology Education (NCHSTE) want to thank the many people who supported this work and helped develop these integrated curriculum units. We would especially like to thank the academic and health science teachers from 12 high schools who participated in ou...