As universities and public research organizations increasingly partner with industry to fulfill their 'third mission' of innovation activities for economic and societal benefit, they have ethical obligations to ensure access to patented research tools, especially CRISPR–Cas9 technology.
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The authors thank Clarivate Analytics for the assistance with patent data; Center for Intellectual Property (CIP) at University of Gothenburg, Chalmers University of Technology and Norwegian University of Science and Technology for strategic insights on intellectual property platforms. The authors also wish to express sincere thanks to the following organizations that have contributed to this collaboration as funding and supporting partners: The Research Council of Norway.
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Egelie, K., Strand, S., Johansen, B. et al. The ethics of access to patented biotech research tools from universities and other research institutions. Nat Biotechnol 36, 495–499 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.4165
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