Expanding Access to Precompetitive Research in the United States and Japan Biotechnology and Optoelectronics (1990) / Chapter Skim
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2. U.S.-Japan Collaboration in Biotechnology and Optoelectronics Research and Development
2. U.S.-Japan Collaboration in Biotechnology and Optoelectronics Research and Development
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It would, therefore, be difficult to compile a comprehensive status report on current R&D efforts in biotechnology and optoelectronics in the United States or Japan without the information soon becoming obsolete. While a comprehensive compilation was beyond the scope of the discussion at the U.S.-Japan meeting, participants shared information on current research activities and organizations performing R&D in these two fields in order to place 8
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The optoelectronics sample, because of its more basic research focus, was more heavily weighted toward universities. In addition to information on the type of organization and research conducted, the survey solicited information on the extent, mechanisms, and effectiveness of collaboration with Japanese researchers and organizations.
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When asked to define their research in more traditional terms, such as basic, applied, or product development, the overwhelming majority categorized their work as applied research or product development. SURVEY RESULTS The survey indicated that U.S.
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There was a difference between the two groups in the types of current interaction selected as most beneficial, perhaps reflecting the more basic research orientation of the optoelectronics group.ll The three modes of interaction rated most highly by the optoelectronics respondents all involved personal contacts: personnel exchange, attendance at conferences in Japan, and contact with Japanese researchers at U.S. conferences.
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The optoelectronics sample perceived itself as having greater access to Japanese science and technology than the biotechnology sample, again probably reflecting the more basic research orientation of its members. Similarly, slightly over half of the optoelectronics respondents rated Japanese organizations as "open" to transferring knowledge and technology, whereas a similar proportion of the biotechnology respondents rated Japanese organizations as ''closed.''l2 Nearly half of both groups, however, indicated that they were unable to judge Japanese willingness to enter into formal joint projects in precompetitive research.
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researchers about access to Japanese technical information, demonstrated the desire for more information, outlined the scope of current collaboration, and provided a mechanism for researchers to express their desires about future interactions with Japan. The survey results suggest some potential avenues for collaboration, such as the need to expand information on biotechnology R&D in Japan, perhaps drawing on expertise at Japanese industrial biotechnology consortia.
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