Harvard Medical School Institutes New Rules on Pharmaceutical Industry Ties

Posted by adair parr on Sunday, July 25, 2010 at 12:55 pm

NPA Board Member David Grande got a mention in this article in The Harvard Crimson discussing the recent changes to Harvard Medical School’s conflict of interest rules. The new rules prohibit faculty from accepting personal gifts and giving industry-sponsored talks at events where the material is prepared in advance by the company. In addition, when a faculty member is conducting research on technology owned or licensed by a particular company, compensation from that company to the faculty member is now limited to $10,000 annually.

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