Forming collaborations between academia, industry, government agencies, and private organizations can offer benefits to all parties.

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Translational research programs bring together physicians, bench scientists, bioengineers, epidemiologists, patent experts, and more. The goal is learning to communicate across disciplines to achieve advances in health care.