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Fact check: Simpson misinformed on publicly funded research

Madison, Wis. – At last, we’re getting to the bottom of what makes John Simpson and the California-based Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights tick – or, more accurately, ticked off.

Not only does Simpson think the historic Bayh-Dole Act has been a colossal waste of time and money, even though many experts believe it unchained the innovative potential of the nation’s research universities, but he doesn’t understand the basics about â??technology transferâ? on those same campuses.