Bhaven N. Sampat
@sampat.bsky.social
Johns Hopkins University and NBER. Current research focuses on the history and political economy of U.S. S&T policy, the economics of the NIH, and pharmaceutical patent policy. Webisite: bhavensampat.github.io
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Thanks to @prmalone.bsky.social and his team at the @juelsgaardclinic.bsky.social at @stanfordlaw.bsky.social for filing this amicus brief on behalf of myself, @pierre-azoulay.bsky.social, @danielpgross.bsky.social & @sampat.bsky.social in the NIH indirect costs case papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Brief of Scholars of Economics and Innovation as Amici Curiae in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees in Massachusetts v. NIH
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This amicus curiae brief—filed in the consolidated First Circuit appeals (Nos. 25-1343, 25-1344, 25-1345) from <i>Massachusetts v. NIH</i> (D. Mass. Mar.
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June 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Thanks to @prmalone.bsky.social and his team at the @juelsgaardclinic.bsky.social at @stanfordlaw.bsky.social for filing this amicus brief on behalf of myself, @pierre-azoulay.bsky.social, @danielpgross.bsky.social & @sampat.bsky.social in the NIH indirect costs case papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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The Spring 2025 issue of the Journal of Economic Perspectives (39, 2) is now available online at aeaweb.org/issues/803.
Journal of Economic Perspectives
Vol. 39 No. 2 Spring 2025
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May 9, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The Spring 2025 issue of the Journal of Economic Perspectives (39, 2) is now available online at aeaweb.org/issues/803.
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Looks like the cat is out of the bag. Good post by @stuartbuck.bsky.social on indirect cost recovery citing new joint work with @sampat.bsky.social and @pierre-azoulay.bsky.social.
Find it here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/g8792...
Find it here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/g8792...
March 29, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Looks like the cat is out of the bag. Good post by @stuartbuck.bsky.social on indirect cost recovery citing new joint work with @sampat.bsky.social and @pierre-azoulay.bsky.social.
Find it here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/g8792...
Find it here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/g8792...
A wonderful appreciation of Dick Nelson.
Richard R Nelson (1930–2025): Evolutionary economist and innovation scholar
This article attempts to set out systematically Richard Nelson's contributions to the economics of innovation and to the emerging field of innovation …
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March 4, 2025 at 12:07 PM
A wonderful appreciation of Dick Nelson.
Call for papers EPIP2025: “Turning IP Ambitions into Action: Creating Connections, Collaborations, and Communities”. The deadline for submissions is 30 April 2025. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Esther van Zimmeren on LinkedIn: #ip #iplawandgovernance #ipandinnovation #ipincentives…
Call for papers alert! The EPIP2025 call for papers for the 20th Annual Conference in Antwerp September 10-12th is out. Please visit the conference website to…
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February 26, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Call for papers EPIP2025: “Turning IP Ambitions into Action: Creating Connections, Collaborations, and Communities”. The deadline for submissions is 30 April 2025. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
NBER Innovation Information Initiative (I3) Upskilling Session: BigQuery for Patent & Innovation Data
Join us Feb 21, at 11 AM ET for the first I3 Upskilling session: Using Google BigQuery for patent and innovation data/analyses. Register here:
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Join us Feb 21, at 11 AM ET for the first I3 Upskilling session: Using Google BigQuery for patent and innovation data/analyses. Register here:
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: i3 Upskilling Session: intro to Google BigQuery. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
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February 19, 2025 at 5:36 PM
NBER Innovation Information Initiative (I3) Upskilling Session: BigQuery for Patent & Innovation Data
Join us Feb 21, at 11 AM ET for the first I3 Upskilling session: Using Google BigQuery for patent and innovation data/analyses. Register here:
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Join us Feb 21, at 11 AM ET for the first I3 Upskilling session: Using Google BigQuery for patent and innovation data/analyses. Register here:
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@danielpgross.bsky.social & @sampat.bsky.social introduce a comprehensive, open-access #dataset identifying US government-funded patents from 1900-2020. The government's share of patented innovations reached its zenith during WWII - comprising 11% of all US filings.
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February 17, 2025 at 10:26 AM
@danielpgross.bsky.social & @sampat.bsky.social introduce a comprehensive, open-access #dataset identifying US government-funded patents from 1900-2020. The government's share of patented innovations reached its zenith during WWII - comprising 11% of all US filings.
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The US WW2 medical research and development effort catalyzed postwar science, modernized drug discovery, and fueled the postwar National Institutes of Health — reshaping biomedical innovation for decades, from Daniel P. Gross and Bhaven N. Sampat https://www.nber.org/papers/w33457
February 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The US WW2 medical research and development effort catalyzed postwar science, modernized drug discovery, and fueled the postwar National Institutes of Health — reshaping biomedical innovation for decades, from Daniel P. Gross and Bhaven N. Sampat https://www.nber.org/papers/w33457
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🔊🔊New WP: "The Therapeutic Consequences of the War: World War II and the 20th-Century Expansion of Biomedicine"
How WW2 transformed biomed. science, triggered a golden age of drug discovery, and fueled the postwar NIH. Insights for biomed R&D today. 💉
Link: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/fuhc8...
How WW2 transformed biomed. science, triggered a golden age of drug discovery, and fueled the postwar NIH. Insights for biomed R&D today. 💉
Link: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/fuhc8...
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February 3, 2025 at 10:32 PM
🔊🔊New WP: "The Therapeutic Consequences of the War: World War II and the 20th-Century Expansion of Biomedicine"
How WW2 transformed biomed. science, triggered a golden age of drug discovery, and fueled the postwar NIH. Insights for biomed R&D today. 💉
Link: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/fuhc8...
How WW2 transformed biomed. science, triggered a golden age of drug discovery, and fueled the postwar NIH. Insights for biomed R&D today. 💉
Link: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/fuhc8...
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Politico reports that RFK Jr is open to using Bayh-Dole march-in on pharma patents:
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
Bhaven Sampat and I looked into how much effect this could have (short answer: not much):
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
Bhaven Sampat and I looked into how much effect this could have (short answer: not much):
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Using Bayh-Dole Act March-In Rights to Lower US Drug Prices
This cross-setional study examines the feasibility of using march-in rights under the Bayh-Dole Act to systemically lower drug prices by removing patent barriers to competition using data from the Foo...
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January 28, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Politico reports that RFK Jr is open to using Bayh-Dole march-in on pharma patents:
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
Bhaven Sampat and I looked into how much effect this could have (short answer: not much):
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
Bhaven Sampat and I looked into how much effect this could have (short answer: not much):
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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ISSUES is thrilled to join the Bluesky community!
A brief introduction: We’re a digital and print opinion journal published by @nationalacademies.org and Arizona State University. We provide a forum for discussion of public policy related to science, technology, and society. 1/ issues.org
A brief introduction: We’re a digital and print opinion journal published by @nationalacademies.org and Arizona State University. We provide a forum for discussion of public policy related to science, technology, and society. 1/ issues.org
November 27, 2024 at 9:53 PM
ISSUES is thrilled to join the Bluesky community!
A brief introduction: We’re a digital and print opinion journal published by @nationalacademies.org and Arizona State University. We provide a forum for discussion of public policy related to science, technology, and society. 1/ issues.org
A brief introduction: We’re a digital and print opinion journal published by @nationalacademies.org and Arizona State University. We provide a forum for discussion of public policy related to science, technology, and society. 1/ issues.org
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The NBER Innovation Information Initiative will award five or more fellowships of $1500 each to graduate students in economics, innovation, entrepreneurship, or related fields. Applications open at link below. Full deets in picture. "Outsiders" encouraged to apply.
November 13, 2024 at 6:54 PM
The NBER Innovation Information Initiative will award five or more fellowships of $1500 each to graduate students in economics, innovation, entrepreneurship, or related fields. Applications open at link below. Full deets in picture. "Outsiders" encouraged to apply.