There's no point curing mice

Quite a thought-provoking piece from Dr Tim Kastelle at the Innovation Leadership Network. He refers to a quote from Dr Ian Frazer, developer of the  his development of the vaccine for papillomavirus associated cancers, regarding how to turn innovation into real practical applications. Dr Frazer said:

"There’s no point curing mice. They’re not even grateful."

 Kastelle then asks three pertinent questions for researchers:

For business research, there are three things that you have to consider:

1. Is your research question interesting?
2. Is your research idea doable?
3. Does your research have a practical application?

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