Over the past 30 years that I have worked as a researcher in academic institutions, I have received millions of dollars in public and private funding.

Yet, I hold no patent, I have not started a company and I cannot point to any commercial product that has emerged from my laboratory.

The federal government, given its current push to align scientific funding with industry aims via the National Research Council, may look at this as an irresponsible waste of time and resources. I beg to differ.

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