> But I maintain that the idea that the industry would collude to not make cures is wrong. Why would you need to collude to make a decision like that? Everyon

> But I maintain that the idea that the industry would collude to not make cures is wrong. Why would you need to collude to make a decision like that? Everyone in that industry makes the same sort of analysis, I imagine. "How many doses of this will we sell, how much will they cost to make, and how much will we be able to charge for them?" If the equation indicates you'll lose money, exactly why wouldn't you just move on, assuming you're a for-profit business? You can always lobby for government or philanthropy or something to pay for the drug, but how many instances are there of a company just saying we're gonna lose at least a billion on this thing but it will be great and help a lot of people? (it's an honest question - maybe you've got an example that will make everybody a little happier)