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Notably, that's one reason there so little investment in antibiotic r&d. The concern is that sales of a new antibiotic could be very limited because of this ver
by paulsutter 10y ago
Notably, that's one reason there so little investment in antibiotic r&d. The concern is that sales of a new antibiotic could be very limited because of this very concern.
- kyriakos 10y agoI haven't considered that but its indeed a valid point.
- hollander 10y agoThis only means that this research should be done by state funded universities and not left to commercial industries.
- digi_owl 10y agoThat pretty much sums up all large technological shifts. They almost to a T seems to happen when there is a military need for them.
- chimeracoder 10y ago> This only means that this research should be done by state funded universities and not left to commercial industries. As anybody who has worked in academia for long enough can tell you, state-funded universities are very much a "commercial industry" and are in no way exempt from market forces. There are a few extra layers of indirection, which slow them down, but the end result is the same.
- random55643 10y agoThis still requires for some company to produce the drug and get it approved by the FDA.