US science agency moves to crack down on IP theft
By 
Rebecca Trager2019-07-30T14:30:00
NSF says new rules respond to the ‘scope and sophistication’ of threats like overseas talent recruitment programmes
The US National Science Foundation (NSF), which supplies funding for nearly a quarter of all federally supported basic research, has initiated several policies to curb efforts by foreign countries to pilfer taxpayer-funded research and intellectual property through tools like talent recruitment programmes. The measures have received a mixed reaction from the academic research community.