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Anecdotally, Billionaires pushing money into science so they or a loved one can live longer has been some of the most misspent research money. There have been a
by vibrio 3y ago
Anecdotally, Billionaires pushing money into science so they or a loved one can live longer has been some of the most misspent research money. There have been a good number of time I’ve read about a “genius financier” or “high tech magnate” that is going to shake up drug development, but I can’t think of a win.
- saryant 3y agoMichael J. Fox. https://www.statnews.com/2023/04/12/michael-j-fox-parkinsons-biomarker/ https://www.statnews.com/2023/04/12/michael-j-fox-parkinsons...
- vibrio 3y agoFair and thank you I was feeling cynical this afternoon. I’ll agree his Foundation is a win. I was thinking more of companies on the focus (eg. calico) and not of funding organizations like the CF foundation (huge success story) and HHMI (great driver of scientist led science ).