Science sugar daddy extends data-sharing policy to software • The Register

"Moneybags research funder the Wellcome Trust has changed its policy on the sharing and management of research outputs to include original software, reagents and cell lines.

Academics that want to get their hands on the trust's cash will have to define how they plan to manage the research outputs their work generates when they apply for funding.

The existing data management and sharing policy, introduced in 2007, requires that grant holders make data available 'in a timely and responsible manner, with as few restrictions as possible'.

The new policy extends this to original software and research materials such as cell lines, reagents and antibodies."