Steps towards Collective Sustainability in Biomedical Research

Marco Salvetti; Catherine Lubetzki; Raj Kapoor; Giovanni Ristori; Ericka Costa; Mario A Battaglia; Michele Andreaus; Maria Pia Abbracchio; Giuseppe Matarese; Paola Zaratin

doi:10.1016/j.molmed.2018.03.001

Steps towards Collective Sustainability in Biomedical Research

Trends Mol Med. 2018 May;24(5):429-432. doi: 10.1016/j.molmed.2018.03.001. Epub 2018 Mar 24.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Center for Experimental Neurological Therapies, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy; IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo (INM) Neuromed, 86077 Pozzilli, IS, Italy. Electronic address: marco.salvetti@uniroma1.it.
² Sorbonne Universités UPMC Univ Paris 06, Inserm, CNRS, APHP, ICM-GH Pitié-Salpetrière, Paris, France.
³ The Queen Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK.
⁴ Center for Experimental Neurological Therapies, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
⁵ Department of Economy and Management, University of Trento, Trento, Italy.
⁶ Department of Research, Italian Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, Genoa, Italy; Department of Life Science, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
⁷ Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology of Purinergic Transmission, Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
⁸ Laboratorio di Immunologia, Istituto di Endocrinologia e Oncologia Sperimentale, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (IEOS-CNR), Naples, Italy; Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università di Napoli 'Federico II', Naples, Italy.
⁹ Department of Research, Italian Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, Genoa, Italy. Electronic address: paola.zaratin@aism.it.

PMID: 29588144
DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2018.03.001

Abstract

The optimism surrounding multistakeholder research initiatives does not match the clear view of policies that are needed to exploit the potential of these collaborations. Here we propose some action items that stem from the integration between research advancements with the perspectives of patient-advocacy organizations, academia, and industry.

Keywords: biomedical research; collective sustainability; multistakeholder research initiatives; patient-advocacy.

MeSH terms

Academies and Institutes
Biomedical Research / methods*
Biomedical Research / organization & administration
Biomedical Research / trends
Cooperative Behavior*
Humans
Industry
Organizations, Nonprofit / ethics
Patient Advocacy / ethics