Abstract
Bridging the gap between academia and industry is a key to the success of efforts to promote translation of basic biomedical research into therapeutic applications. This month, two leaders of research institutes that have close associations with the pharma industry discuss the attractions and challenges in working at the academia–industry interface, and the factors that they consider important for success.

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Life at the interface. Nat Rev Drug Discov 6, 415 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrd2316
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nrd2316