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Maybe it would be fruitful to understand why there were 20 companies making vaccines for the US in the 1970s and only 4 now.
by mhb 6y ago
Maybe it would be fruitful to understand why there were 20 companies making vaccines for the US in the 1970s and only 4 now.
- dashodges 6y agoThis business trend extends well beyond pharmaceuticals/vaccine makers (see the auto industry). As an industry matures it also tends to consolidate. There are many economic factors that drive this and we shouldn't assume foul play. https://hbr.org/2002/12/the-consolidation-curve https://hbr.org/2002/12/the-consolidation-curve
- pas 6y agoMaking as in manufacturing should be separated from R&D anyway. And basically Big Pharma is mostly about manufacturing and risk management (investing in trials, marketing, PR).