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Examples of prodects created by government run medical R&D?

• chroem- 7y ago
  Tofacitinib is one that I am familiar with. I am sure there are many more. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tofacitinib https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tofacitinib Also, I think it's a valid question that doesn't deserve downvotes.
  • tryptophan 7y ago
    >Pfizer worked with O'Shea's [NIH funded] laboratory to define the structure and function of JAK3 and its receptors, and then handled the drug discovery, preclinical development, and clinical development of tofacitinib in-house. This says the exact opposite...
• SolarNet 7y ago
  NASA alone has plenty of good examples. Enriched baby food, CAT scans, heart replacement devices, better thermometers and imaging, and other minor advancements for specific procedures: better fiber optic devices for baby delivery, better lighting for brain cancer operations, improved cooling devices for certain symptoms. And again that's just specifically medical products that accidentally fell out of a space program.
• DanBC 7y ago
  A pop-sci list: https://www.med-technews.com/features/the-nhs-at-70-inventions-decade-by-decade/ https://www.med-technews.com/features/the-nhs-at-70-inventio... 1949: Intra-occular lens 1958: ultrasound for obstetrics 1962: total hip replacement 1978: test tube baby 1986: combined heart, liver, lung transplant 1991: robotic surgery 2000: gene therapy for children with no immune system 2013: bionic hand There are lots more.
  • IanDrake 7y ago
    At best those examples are misleading. The article ignores the R&D which often happened at private institutions and cherry pics the first use or minor refinement that occurred at a government facility.