[Can we save biomedical research from the managerial model?].

This article reflects on the disastrous effects that the managerial model had on contemporary biomedical research. It is argued that the time has come to reinvent an "antibureaucratic laboratory" which favors decision-making based on the intrinsic values of the researcher rather than the need to please external committees. Towards achieving this goal, governmental agencies should rely less on peer review and adopt new funding mechanisms. It is also predicted that the advent of the antibureaucratic laboratory" will only come at the cost of a revolution in the mentalities of all those involved in research.