Looking a Gift Horse in the Mouth

Abstract
THROUGHOUT THE LAST decade there have been a number of studies of academic-industry research relationships (AIRRs) that have focused on corporate support of research in the form of grants or contracts.1-5 However, these studies have not examined a less formal method of resource exchange between companies and academic scientists—research-related gifts. These gifts can be in the form of discretionary funds, biomaterials, support for students, research equipment, or trips to professional meetings.6-8