Approximately three quarters of our interviewees articulated ethical motivations for more rapid, open sharing of data and scientific resources. These include the belief that publicly-funded research outputs ought to be released with minimal delay and that consistent with patients’ wishes, researchers have a duty to ensure that samples are broadly shared to maximize research and discovery. Likewise, many alluded to the negative impact of data ‘bottlenecking’ before publication, and the increased efficiency that would result from earlier and greater access to research outputs (Fecher et al., 2015).