This paper discusses some of the attitudes of academics to industry as seen over the time period of 1968–88, and indicates some of the recent changes which have taken place. A recommendation made in an inaugural lecture in 1968 that greater coupling of basic science into the industrial world should occur has been put into practice with the creation of a new bioscience company -Biocompatibles Limited. This new company is situated at the new Brunel University Science Park.
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