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Re:Philly scientist behind COVID vaccine tech was demoted by... by lou1306 on Sunday January 03, 2021 @03:46PM (#25625076)
It's also a depressing tale for wannabe academics, however. mRNA vaccines are an impressive, groundbreaking development. Dr Kariko (and others) may get a Nobel for that. And yet, she was kicked off the tenure track because she failed to secure VC investments, for chrissake.
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Re:Philly scientist behind COVID vaccine tech was demoted by... by throwaway201103 on Sunday January 03, 2021 @09:10PM (#25627265)
University research is a business now, like most things in higher-ed.
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Re:Philly scientist behind COVID vaccine tech was demoted by... by whatshisface on Sunday January 03, 2021 @09:51PM (#25627489)
If it was really a business, they would support ideas like "developing a revolutionary and extremely important technology." It's worse than a business - it's an amorphous political and bureaucratic mess.
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Re:Philly scientist behind COVID vaccine tech was demoted by... by pimlottc on Monday January 04, 2021 @01:11AM (#25628329)
I mean, there are plenty of actual businesses that also do short-sighted things (and up going out of business).
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Re:Philly scientist behind COVID vaccine tech was demoted by... by bryanrasmussen on Monday January 04, 2021 @06:44AM (#25630113)
there are also plenty of business that do short-sighted things but continue making money because they have a cash-cow or two which allows them to be idiots everywhere else.

I mean this is really the ABCs of modern business.

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