The line of research was removed from its academic setting and became a private company, which is not a questionable decision from a business point of view, but certainly is from the academic point of view, because it meant abandoning a promising line of research.
La línea de trabajo fue extirpada de la matriz académica y convertida en un negocio privado, lo cual no es cuestionable desde el punto de vista empresarial, pero sí del académico, por abandonar una línea prometedora.