Participant Information sheet
Investigators: Paul Voigt, Dr. Timothy Kastelle
Objectives: We want to understand how the medical biotechnology firms in South Africa work together and with other parties. This information will be compared to some of the biotechnology hotspots around the world, namely San Diego, Boston, Cambridge and Munich. It is hoped that this information would help align the companies in South Africa to strategies employed by these highly successful hubs.
This research will be conducted
through face-to-face interviews (where possible). These interviews will consist
of open-ended questions which participants are free to choose not to answer and
will take place in the interviewee’s offices, or preferred location. These
interviews will be recorded and transcribed for future reference, however all
information used in publication, or any reporting, will be completely
anonymous. The surveys themselves will take approximately an hour.
Interviewees are under no obligation
to participate and may withdraw at any time.
Only aggregated results will be reported.
If you participate in this study,
the information will not be linked back to you as an individual. The information will be stored in a secure
environment and access to the data will be made available only to the members
of the research team, i.e. Paul Voigt and Dr. Tim Kastelle. Your comments will be kept confidential and
any information provided will only be used for the purposes of this research.
You are
welcome to discuss your participation in this study with the student, Paul
Voigt (+27722646507, paul @ veabiological.com) or his/her academic advisor, Dr. Tim Kastelle
(+61 7 3346 8158, t.kastelle @ business.uq.edu.au)
or to impose
conditions, or withdraw from the study at any time.
This study
adheres to the Guidelines of the ethical review process of The University of
Queensland. Whilst you are free to discuss your participation in this study
with project staff if you would like to speak to an officer of the University
not involved in the study, you may contact the Ethics Officer on +61 7 3365
3924.
Regards
Paul Voigt
Doctor of Biotechnology candidate at the
University of Queensland
Principle investigator
