Report September 2009

Status Report, ICP Project

Diagnostic Kits

General Status

• He have created a glossary of research vocabulary that has a allowed us to better define the field.
• We have developed a bibliography with literary reviews of the key articles.
  • We have found that genetic diagnostic kits are probably best suited for this study
• We are developing a better understanding of the intellectual property landscape and have established that a wide variety of protections are used including: patent, trade secrets, NDAs, Non-compete, non-solicitation, confidentiality agreements.
• No open business models have emerged in the literature or through interviews.

Work Completed

• https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/commonsbasedresearch/Data%2C_narratives_and_tools_produced_by_the_BGP_field#Tools
• http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/commonsbasedresearch/Give_an_overall_picture_of_the_BGP_field#What_is_the_cost_structure_of_the_field
• http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/commonsbasedresearch/Overview_of_Economics_of_Intellectual_Property_in_BGP#Openness_and_Publication_outputs
• http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/commonsbasedresearch/Give_an_overall_picture_of_the_BGP_field#Factors_Impacting_the_amount_and_speed_of_knowledge_flow
• http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/commonsbasedresearch/IP_in_BGP#Biotech_And_Software
• https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/commonsbasedresearch/edit/IP_Profile_of_Universities_working_in_BGP
• http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/commonsbasedresearch/Biotechnology_-_Genomic_and_Proteomics#Visualization
• http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/commonsbasedresearch/BGP_Company_Profiles_-_Data#NIH
• https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/commonsbasedresearch/IP_Profile_of_Biggest_for-profit_companies_in_BGP

Work Remaining

• Government_in_BGP
• https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/commonsbasedresearch/Give_an_overall_picture_of_the_BGP_field#Who_are_the_producers.2C_the_buyers.2C_and_the_users.3F
• https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/commonsbasedresearch/Give_an_overall_picture_of_the_BGP_field#What_is_the_structure_of_power_from_the_production_side_and_what_is_the_structure_of_power_in_the_demand_side.3F_.28E.g..2C_who_has_the_power_to_control_production_and_demand.3F_How_is_the_control_distributed.3F.29
• https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/commonsbasedresearch/IP_in_BGP
• https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/commonsbasedresearch/IP_Profile_of_non-profit_companies_in_BGP
• https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/commonsbasedresearch/IP_Profile_of_Universities_working_in_BGP
• https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/commonsbasedresearch/Commons_based_cases_in_BGP
• https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/commonsbasedresearch/Peer-Production_Business_models_in_BGP
• https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/commonsbasedresearch/Open_Business_models_in_BGP

Research Methodology in use

• Case studies
• Literature review
• Industry analysis
• Business reports and press releases
• University reports and press releases

Problems and Considerations

• How can the next phase of research further develop the quadrants already mapped?
• What information should we aim to obtain through new research methods (e.g., interviews)?
• How much should we focus on the largely defunct data production businesses in biotech?

Next Steps

• Continue to investigate universities, non-profits, associations, and businesses relevant to the field
• Deepen our understanding of how production and demand are controlled
• Provide further documentation for the quadrants as we have identified them so far