Empowering grassroots innovation to accelerate biomedical research

PLoS Biol. 2021 Aug 9;19(8):e3001349. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001349. eCollection 2021 Aug.

Abstract

The purpose of biomedicine is to serve society, yet its hierarchical and closed structure excludes many citizens from the process of innovation. We propose a collection of reforms to better integrate citizens within the research community, reimagining biomedicine as more participatory, inclusive, and responsive to societal needs.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biomedical Research*
  • Citizen Science*
  • Inventions

Grants and funding

Thanks to the Bettencourt Schueller Foundation long term partnership, this work was partly supported by the CRI Research Fellowship funds. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.