The 18th Annual HHS SBIR/STTR Conference

NIH News Release -- The 18th Annual HHS SBIR/STTR Conference, titled Shining a Light on Small Business Innovation, will be co-hosted by the State University System of Florida and the University of Central Florida, Orlando, and is expected to attract nearly 800 participants from around the country.

One of the key objectives of the SBIR and STTR programs is to foster and encourage participation in innovation and entrepreneurship by women and socially and economically disadvantaged people. Read More

Should a paper be retracted if an author omits a conflict of interest?

Retraction Watch -- A JAMA journal has quickly issued a correction for a 2016 paper after the author failed to mention several relevant conflicts of interest. Read More

When Doctors Have Conflicts of Interest

NPR -- It’s complicated. Certainly, the relationships doctors have with drug or device manufacturers drive innovation, and help make those products better for patients. But can we ever be sure these relationships aren’t influencing the purity of our practice of medicine, even a little? Read More

Doctors Who Accepted Meals from Drug Makers Prescribed More of Their Pills

STAT -- Doctors who were fed meals costing even less than $20 later prescribed certain brand-name pills more often than rival medicines, according to a new analysis published on Monday of a federal database. Read More

In Medical Research, Financial Conflicts of Interest Do Matter

Boston Globe -- Financial conflicts of interest matter. They can best be defined as any financial association (or promise of one in the future) that would give researchers an incentive to distort their work. Read More