Empowering grassroots innovation to accelerate biomedical research.
Bastian Greshake TzovorasMichael ReraEdwin H WintermuteKatharina KloppenborgJuliette Ferry-DaniniGuy AidelbergRachel AronoffAriel B LindnerDusan MisevicPublished in: PLoS biology (2021)
The purpose of biomedicine is to serve society, yet its hierarchical and closed structure excludes many citizens from the process of innovation. We propose a collection of reforms to better integrate citizens within the research community, reimagining biomedicine as more participatory, inclusive, and responsive to societal needs.