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Academic leadership: (with)holding the keys to translational medicine?

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To promote effective translational medicine, academia must take the lead in creating a conducive environment for the first steps into translation, urge Roch Ogier and colleagues.

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  1. Therapy Development Accelerator, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

    Roch Ogier

  2. Neuroscience Centre, University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

    Wolfgang Knecht

  3. Institute of Regenerative Medicine, University of Zurich, and Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

    Martin E. Schwab

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All authors made substantial contributions to the conception and design of the manuscript, and were responsible for drafting and revising the work. Each author has approved the submitted version and has agreed to be personally accountable for their respective contributions. This work was supported by a grant from the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences (SAMS).

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Ogier, R., Knecht, W. & Schwab, M.E. Academic leadership: (with)holding the keys to translational medicine?. Nat Med 25, 1812–1813 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-019-0670-5

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