Geoff Regan at the Industry, Science and Technology Committee

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.

Thanks, gentlemen, for coming today.

Let me start with Professor Gold. You talked about the need for building incentives for collaborations and partnerships. Over the past 15 years some government programs have in fact required for research grants that there be collaboration among different researchers across the country and have encouraged that sort of thing. Is that the sort of incentive, or can you give me some examples of the kinds of incentives you're talking about?