- "government R&D investments are pretty consistently driving about 20 to 25 percent of all U.S. private-sector productivity growth."
- 1. Gov sets research priorities 2. They put it out to bid 3. Top proposals get selected (meritocracy) 4. Science advances 5. U.S. economy benefits --> Over last 5 years, Harvard research helped secure 897 U.S. patents and generated more than $100M in commercialization revenue