How is the Myelin Repair Foundation Accelerated Research Collaboration™ different from the traditional model of medical research?
• In the traditional model for medical research, individual scientists focus on narrow fields of interest, often choosing specific projects based personal intellectual curiosity and/or the availability of funding rather than any overall desired research outcome. • Traditional medical research is a highly competitive business. Few scientists share information until they have completed their experiments and published the results of their work. As a result, the cycle time from concept to discovery to publication ranges from four to six years. • There are limited incentives for scientists to patent and commercialize discoveries. • Without patent protection of discoveries, the financial risk for pharmaceutical companies to undertake drug development and clinical trials is often prohibitive. For complex diseases like multiple sclerosis these factors have slowed progress toward treatments. • Acknowledging the limitations of the traditional model of medical research, the Myelin Repair Foundati
