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We spend more money on the NIH alone than on drug trials. This is completely false. The trick here is that you exclude fundamental research by definition when
by sudosysgen 2y ago
We spend more money on the NIH alone than on drug trials. This is completely false.
The trick here is that you exclude fundamental research by definition when you talk about "drug development". But the fundamental research is necessary for drug development, and it's just as if not more expensive.
- slashdave 2y agoMost in the industry would not include fundamental research in drug development, so it's not just me. That said, fundamental research is very important, and so is the NIH. The NIH also funds many clinical trials, specifically those that the industry is not willing to.
- sudosysgen 2y agoSure, and that's a choice that's useful to the industry. It doesn't change that the fundamental research is a necessary part of the drug development process, and that our taxes pay for because the industry won't and can't.