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Externalizing research through adaptive frameworks

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Adaptive approaches to collaborations between industry and academic research institutions can enable both parties to achieve their goals more effectively. Here, we discuss our experience with such approaches and suggest recommendations for addressing the associated management challenges.

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This article was developed from an innovative collaboration between P.H.A. of Lundbeck and J.B.V. and A.I. of Copenhagen Business School. The authors would like to acknowledge M. Loughlin of Inspired Science who provided medical writing support.

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  1. Jane Bøjrn Vedel and Alan Irwin are at Copenhagen Business School, Kilen, Kilevej 14a, 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark.,

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  2. Peter Høngaard Andersen is at H. Lundbeck, Ottiliavej 9, 2500 Valby, Denmark and Hongaard Consulting, Denmark.,

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J.B.V has received a Ph.D. grant under a Danish scheme “Industrial PhD” which has been partly funded by H. Lundbeck. She is affiliated with the Department of Organization at Copenhagen Business School.

A.I. is Professor and Dean of Research at the Department of Organization at Copenhagen Business School, and the academic supervisor of J.B.V.

P.H.A is Senior Vice President at H. Lundbeck.

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Vedel, J., Irwin, A. & Andersen, P. Externalizing research through adaptive frameworks. Nat Rev Drug Discov 12, 723–724 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrd4138

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