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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (14703)	11/15/2006 3:12:33 AM
From: Kevin Rose	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71588

I believe that there are two phases of research: the theoretical and the applied. The theoretical is mostly done by researchers who in one way or another receive their money from the government. Private industry picks up when the theory is well developed enough to take a chance on. I think this model also fits the personalities involved. Researchers like to think abstractly, and dislike being held to deadlines or practical applications. Application engineers like the challenge and reward of seeing something practical implemented. Sort of like Microsoft. They let others do the research, then 'embrace and enhance' (others call it 'pillage and profit'). That's not to say that the second phase is necessarily short. Drug companies may take years in research to bring a drug to market, but a good deal of that effort is spent on practical issues: safety, efficaciousness, manufacturing, etc.