I have only vaguely heard of this substance so I may be missing some important context, but I don't think this attitude really holds up under scrutiny. There's

I have only vaguely heard of this substance so I may be missing some important context, but I don't think this attitude really holds up under scrutiny. There's plenty of research done on things which can't be patented or used to turn a profit in some way. People do research on diet, exercise, vitamins, and pharmaceuticals which are now generic like aspirin etc. just to name a few off the top of my head. There's also public funding available for research which isn't intended to make money for any particular corporation.