Chapter10: The Open Research Lab: Innovation

Through Open Collaboration

Ibrahim OlaniganCritical Thinking: Open Data

Jay Bradner 2010: Discovery

and sharing of JQ1 JQ1 stops growth of

midline carcinoma Personal motivation Idealist yet smart

business potential Impact on business

Open Innovation Sharing of findings as Open Data SARS outbreak (2002 & 2003)

• 11 labs in 10 countries• Accelerated findings.

Michael Nielsen: Two era of science• Prenetwork Science• Networked Science

Open Data for Open Innovation Bermuda Agreeement

(1996)• All human genetic data

should be shared.• Immediate data sharing

as a requirement for research.

Inspired collaborations• Research Data Alliance• Committee on Data for

Science & Technology• Yale University Open Data

Access Project

Open Data in Medical Research Parkinson’s

Progress Markers Initiative (PMMI)

Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation

PatientsLikeMe AllTrials initiative

Open Access Movement to share research data

mor freely. Case of Aaron Swartz

• Data from PACER to RECAP• Attempt with copyrighted academic

journals.• Committed suited when prosecuted.

Biggest challenge: For-profit publishers (Elsevier)

Revolt of Academic Spring Boycott of Elsevier

• Started by Timothy Gowers (Cambridge)• More than 12,000 participants

Campaign by Access2Research• 65,000 signatures in two weeks

Positive response from White House• Issued Memos• FASTR bill

Business Potential Balance between benefits & costs. Classic approach Pollock (Up-front funding &

crowdfunding) PeerJ: Publication costs by

researchers Precompetitive knowledge commons

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