SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A RESEARCH-INSTITUTE AND A PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY - THE BAKER-INSTITUTE GLAXO-AUSTRALIA STORY

Abstract

1. The Baker Medical Research Institute is a non-profit, charitable institution to advance knowledge and solve problems in the area of cardiovascular medicine. This allows scientists to collaborate within a critical mass and be flexible in their approach to research. 2. The Institute has interactions with the pharmaceutical industry at three levels: (i) contract research on a specific molecule; (ii) clinical trials; and (iii) collaborative basic research agreements. 3. The Glaxo Australia-Baker Medical Research Institute Agreement is for curiosity driven research in specified areas of vascular pharmacology of interest to Glaxo Group Research. 4. The relationship between universities, researc..