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If the government spends millions to do the fundamental research required to find a molecule with potential, then society should benefit from its investment. It
by seibelj 8y ago
If the government spends millions to do the fundamental research required to find a molecule with potential, then society should benefit from its investment. It’s a different beast from a mobile app.
- rayiner 8y ago"Should" doesn't matter. It's the same basic economic transaction. Nobody will agree to a deal where you demand complete ownership of a finished product based on funding some of the early development. They won't do it with mobile apps, and they won't do it with lifesaving drugs.
- Reelin 8y agoI'm not a fan of the current state of affairs, but the cost of clinical trials is very real and absolutely enormous. Any workable solution will have to fully account for that.