Thanks for the reply.

I know it's silly, but at some point in life there isn't a choice. Take for instance, if i were to conduct a research, i would need fundings. In most cases, funders/financiers will demand for results (e.g. potential profit) from your project.

Like you've mentioned, researchers should be given the freedom to conduct fundamental researches which will benefit the society. However, when it comes to funding, it's dollar sense that people need justification before providing the funds for you, considering that how our cost-return economy is run.

And my point is, should researchers based/put weightage on commercial side of research?

There are no rights and wrongs in this issue. I would love to hear from you guys and have a healthy discussion.