Scientific response to the COVID-19 virus

Conversation
Written By Natalia Marczewska

In conversation: Prof. James Wilsdon of the Research on Research Institute and prof. Jean Claude Burgelman of Free University of Brussels discuss the speed and impact of the scientific response to the COVID-19 virus.

In conversation: Prof. James Wilsdon of the Research on Research Institute and prof. Jean Claude Burgelman of Free University of Brussels discuss the speed and impact of the scientific response to the COVID-19 virus. Specifically, areas covered include:

  • The risks of the “Covidization” of research funding and if a broad spectrum of investment could maintain preparedness for known and unknown future crises.

  • Why, despite having some of the best funded and strongest research systems in the world, some countries have been among the hardest hit by the virus.

  • The importance of a diversity across disciplines, funding modes and among the scientific workforce in producing effective long-term solutions.

Natalia Marczewska
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