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I may sound cynical, but I wonder if pharma companies would ever be interested in search for a cure for a malignancy or other deadly disease. Wouldn’t it be har
by happy-go-lucky 7y ago
I may sound cynical, but I wonder if pharma companies would ever be interested in search for a cure for a malignancy or other deadly disease. Wouldn’t it be harming their own interests?
- jcranmer 7y agoWhy would a profit-driven company turn away curing the second leading cause of death? It's a market whose yearly demand is going to be in the tens to hundreds of thousands in the US alone, even if you're only going to be on the drug for a short amount of time.
- ekianjo 7y agoIf that were true no pharma company would ever develop vaccines. Yet it is not the case.
- shadowtree 7y agoHep-C is now curable. Wasn't 10 years ago. You're wrong. An insulin company will not cure diabetes - but a startup looking to disrupt them will. Circle of life/business, in pharma like elsewhere.