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Harder, better, faster

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The gap between fundamental academic research and the applied industrial research that is necessary to ensure real-world applications can be bridged by engaging in well-defined collaborative academia–industry projects and fostering better communication between the scientists involved in them.

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Fig. 1: The drug-development process.
Fig. 2: When academia and industry collide.
Fig. 3: Adoption of photoredox catalysis at Merck.

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    Danielle Schultz

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