Seeking Validation for Our Science

Scientist examining sample in laboratory
17 September 2024

CHAPTER 4 . OUR SMOKELESS SCIENCE

Seeking Validation of Our Science

Words by

Portrait of Dr Chris Junker, Vice President, U.S. Scientific & Regulatory Affairs, RAI Services Company
"All science irrespective of who conducts it should be judged on its merit."

 

Dr Chris Junker

Vice President, U.S. Scientific & Regulatory Affairs

RAI Services Company

The scientific ecosystem works best when science is judged on its merits

More journals are refusing to even consider industry-funded research for publication[1,2] and some scientific meetings refuse entry to industry scientists.[3] Academic researchers who do accept industry funding risk the loss of government funding and, in some cases, the designation of their institution.

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