Martinez, Stella2010-09-092010-09-092009-11Martínez, Stella. Scientific research and conflict of interests: the needed inner control mechanisms. e-Universitas UNR Journal [Online], Volumen 1 Número 3 [octubre 2009]. Available in: http://www.e-universitas.edu.ar/journal/index.php/journal/article/view/32. ISSN 1666-6143.1852-0707http://hdl.handle.net/2133/1526Conflicts of interest in scientific research can lead to serious moral deviation. They occur when the research design, the collection or the production of results are linked to compensation for authors in relation to the degree of success of the project. They are becoming more and more frequent as a result of the growing cooperation between public research and the productive sector and for the insufficiency of public resources. The community relies on the State University carries out its functions of teaching, research and extension on the basis of principles and criteria that may not coincide with the interests and the logic of the market. Conflicts of interest must be specified in previous form and requires public regulatory bodies to safeguard the ethical integrity of the institution and its members. Improving the quality of the scientific-technical cooperation between the university and the productive sector depends undertake to define interests, needs and obligations of both parties. University needs to equip itself with inner regulations in order to identify conflicts of interest, and ought to develop its duties in accordance with the respect for legimate interests of the communityenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessArticle