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Not sure why you are getting downvoted, it's a $1m donation to a company that was then valued at c$7 billion. $1m won't change research priorities or have chan
by Closi 6y ago
Not sure why you are getting downvoted, it's a $1m donation to a company that was then valued at c$7 billion.
$1m won't change research priorities or have changed the timeline for vaccine development.
It's still a very generous offer, although somewhat unusual that it went to a for-profit company.
- alex_anglin 6y agoFrom TFA, the donation was to Vanderbilt.
- zimpenfish 6y ago> $1m won't change research priorities or have changed the timeline for vaccine development. From 'drfuchs comment a bit higher, > “Her work made it possible to expedite the science behind the testing,” Abumrad [inventor], 76, said on Tuesday night. “Without a doubt in my mind, her funding made the research toward the vaccine go 10 times faster than it would be without it.”
- alisonkisk 6y agoThat's obviously PR fluff.
- compiler-guy 6y agoShe gave a million dollars to an early research project that turned out to be a successful one. Does that really count for nothing?
- reaperducer 6y agoit's a $1m donation to a company that was then valued at c$7 billion. Vanderbilt University isn't a company valued at CAD$7 billion.
- alisonkisk 6y agoVanderbilt's endowment is $6.9B
- reaperducer 6y agoIt's still not a company. And the endowment is not its value. So, what's your point?
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