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> the majority of useful early stage research is funded by philanthropy Really? Is there a source for this?
by skosuri 12y ago
> the majority of useful early stage research is funded by philanthropy
Really? Is there a source for this?
- moyix 12y agoI believe they're referring to this: http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive.php?comicid=1431 http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive.php?comicid=1431
- danielweber 12y ago"Early stage research" is such a wacky term you haven't a hope of getting that nailed down. If you sit down like a serious person and look at a well-defined question, like "where do drugs that end up being administered to patients start their existence?", you get 58% from pharmaceutical companies. 18% from biotech companies. 16% from universities, transferred to biotech. 8% from universities, transferred to pharma. http://pipeline.corante.com/archives/2010/11/04/where_drugs_come_from_the_numbers.php http://pipeline.corante.com/archives/2010/11/04/where_drugs_...