The Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development (CSDD) at Tufts University is a non-profit, multi-disciplinary academic research group. Tufts CSDD receives unrestricted grants from pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies, contract research organizations, trade associations, niche providers, and other corporate entities, which cover approximately 55% of Tufts CSDD’s operating expenses. The remainder comes from foundation support, grants for commissioned projects, registration fees for courses and conferences, and subscription fees for certain Tufts CSDD publications. Sponsoring companies have no direct access to any of the Tufts Center’s proprietary databases. Whereas sponsoring companies, regulators, academics, and others outside of Tufts CSDD may suggest topics for investigation, the research agenda of Tufts CSDD is set by the group’s director and its research staff.

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