Sure there is a strong vested interest in the status quo by those that have succeeded in it, but it has reached such an extreme level that it is killing science. My experience is that the successful scientists within the current system love science enough to change even if it puts them at a disadvantage.<p>Having said this we could grandfather in the current “winners” and move the funding to the new system over a long time period (say 20 years). We really need to do something as the current system will destroy science if we let it continue.