近年来,美国的大学出现了向商业化发展的趋势,一些大公司纷纷与大学达成协议,由公司出钱,资助大学为它做某些基础学科的研究,或为大学建立和装备研究所,而公司享有使用这些研究成果的特权。 1982年,孟山都化学公司拿出了2,350万美元,供华盛顿大学做蛋白质和肽方面的研究,期限为5年; In recent years, there has been a trend toward the commercialization of American universities. Some large companies have reached agreements with universities to pay for the university to do some basic research for it or to set up and equip research institutes for universities. The company has the privilege of using these research results. In 1982, Monsanto Chemical Inc. offered $ 23.5 million for research by the University of Washington on proteins and peptides for a period of five years.