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Profitability? A cheap one time procedure (ie. vasalgel) is far less lucrative than a pill that need to be bought repeatedly.

• TSiege 5y ago
  This has been my assumption as well. You'd think this would be a project the Gates foundation would jump on though
  • gutitout 5y ago
    Is the gates foundation known for investing in things that don’t drive revenue for them?
    • to1y 5y ago
      Are they known for the opposite?
      • gutitout 5y ago
        “The No. 1 objective is preservation of capital,” https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/economy/2021/6/21/bill-and-melinda-gates-divorce-throws-spotlight-on-money-manager https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/economy/2021/6/21/bill-and-mel... Perhaps the marketing is good
        • FateOfNations 5y ago
          That's typical for foundations that operate along the lines of an endowment. The idea is that they want to be able to continue the sustain and grow their philanthropy forever and they can't do that if they run out of money.
          • gutitout 5y ago
            They invest in things that drive revenue for them. Including Crispr, WHO, farm land, fake meat, vaccines, etc.
    • wcoenen 5y ago
      It's a non-profit set up to spend their fortune on charity...