Open Source Drug Discovery: Finding a Niche (or Maybe Several)

@article{Maurer2007OpenSD,
  title={Open Source Drug Discovery: Finding a Niche (or Maybe Several)},
  author={S. M. Maurer},
  journal={Product Innovation eJournal},
  year={2007}
}
  • S. M. Maurer
  • Published 2007
  • Engineering
  • Product Innovation eJournal
Despite their novelty and importance, open source methods have been largely been limited to software. However, scholars have long suggested that it would be logical to organize at least one other field - drug discovery - using open source principles. This paper reviews today's relatively tentative attempts to organize open source biology collaborations and argues that more ambitious projects are feasible. Five specific projects are proposed and analyzed in detail. The article concludes by… Expand
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