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Or just have government funded researchers that are well compensated, it's not the actual scientist that developed the drugs getting rich.
by hattmall 5y ago
Or just have government funded researchers that are well compensated, it's not the actual scientist that developed the drugs getting rich.
- creato 5y agoFirst, the science in developing a vaccine is not the only work involved. Clinical trials and scaling up manufacturing to name a few. Second, it actually is the scientists getting rich at least in some cases: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/10/business/biontech-covid-vaccine.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/10/business/biontech-covid-v...
- BurningFrog 5y agoHere is a profile of the billionaire inventors of the Pfizer vaccine as a counterexample: https://www.businessinsider.com/a-billionaire-couple-is-behind-the-historic-coronavirus-vaccine-2020-11 https://www.businessinsider.com/a-billionaire-couple-is-behi...
- bamboozled 5y agoI was going to say the the same thing, just have both, well educated, funded scientists working for the Government (funded but still independent) and private companies competing with them too.
- refurb 5y agoHuh? The Moderna employees have made out very well based on equity appreciation. And Pfizer scientists are well compensated including stock.