Table 2

Profile of Interviewees
Interviewee	Location	Speciality	Department affiliation	Gender	Orientation: scientist or clinician

1.	Cambridge	Cardiovascular	University professor and Medical Director	Male	Scientist and clinician
2	Birmingham	Cardiovascular	University professor Medical director	Male	Clinical
3	Southampton	Pharmacology	University professor Medical Director	Male	Clinician
4.	Oxford	Cardiovascular	University professor	Male	Scientist
5	London	Cardiovascular	University professor Medical Director	Male	Scientist and clinician
6	London	Oral Pathology	University Professor	Male	Scientist and clinician
7	London	Respiratory Physiology	University Professor	Male	Scientist
8	London	Pharmacology	University professor Nobel Laureate	Male	Scientist

Linden Journal of Biomedical Discovery and Collaboration 2008 3:3 doi:10.1186/1747-5333-3-3