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So greed and our patent system are getting in the way of saving lives.
by jacob019 6y ago
So greed and our patent system are getting in the way of saving lives.
- icegreentea2 6y agoWhy do you think back catalogs of nucleoside analogues exist? Also, sure it was patented earlier than remdesivir, but patent term is 20 years - GS-441524 has 9 more years on patent. Plenty of exclusive value that Gilead can extract.
- dmix 6y agoThere's plenty of arguments against patents in software and other innovations. But not many people complain about it for drug research where the timelines and type of research actually make sense for such a system.
- forgotmylogin2 6y agoIf our patent system didn't exist, the drug would have never been developed in the first place.
- michaelmrose 6y agoProve it.
- briandear 6y agoActually greed and the patent system provide an extremely profound incentive for saving lives.