Academia-industry interactions in Nigeria pharmaceutical innovation system
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2012-01-01
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Elsevier
Abstract
This study examined the types, nature and intensity of academia-industry interactions in Nigeria’s pharmaceutical
innovation system. Eight (8) top-ranked universities offering Pharmacy as a course of study, 2 Pharmaceutical
Research Institutes and 25 pharmaceutical firms were sampled for the study. Interactions are predominantly in
the form of knowledge flow and consultancy, staff exchange/fellowship programmes as well as sponsored
workshop participations. Intensity of interactions is limited as only 20% of pharmaceutical researchers from
Universities and 7% from Research Institutes had strong interactions with Pharmaceutical firms, while only 4
firms have strong interactions with the researchers.
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Academia, Pharmaceutical industry, Research and development (R&D), Interaction, Innovation
Citation
Siyanbola, W. O., Oladipo, O. G., Oyewale, A. A., Famurewa, A. J., & Ogundari, I. O. (2012). Academia-industry interactions in Nigeria pharmaceutical innovation system. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 52, 279-289.