Developing the actual therapeutic is a very different endeavor, not one that academic institutions are well set up for. You need to do pre-clinical studies on e

Developing the actual therapeutic is a very different endeavor, not one that academic institutions are well set up for. You need to do pre-clinical studies on efficacy and toxicity, modify your drug to make sure your animal models work, then scale that to humans including engineering the right delivery format, dosage, etc. that process for the most part is inefficient, expensive, and has a high rate of failure.