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Why is that bad? Shouldn't the discoverers of pregabalin, who helped millions in excruciating incurable chronic pain, receive a portion of the profit from the s
by s_q_b 12y ago
Why is that bad? Shouldn't the discoverers of pregabalin, who helped millions in excruciating incurable chronic pain, receive a portion of the profit from the sales of the drug to build facilities for future research?
That seems like a well-formed feedback loop to me.
- _craft 12y agoHow much of that goes to the actual researchers vs the school?
- skosuri 12y agoDepends on the school. The general rule of thumb is about 1/3rd to the inventors themselves, 1/3rd to the department, 1/3 to the school.
- scott_karana 12y agoCynically, even if the school gets 100% of the profits, the feedback loop of "encourage drug development, get paid" functions properly. They would only have to pay their researchers just enough to continue working...
- refurb 12y agoThe guy at Northwestern who discovered Lyrica is a multimillionaire. The incoming royalties are usually split between the researcher and school.
- refurb 12y agoI'm not saying it's bad at all! I'm just pointing out that the academics who invent something and pass it to a biotech company for development get something in return!
- s_q_b 12y agoTotally agreed. I misread your tone, which can be tough to perceive over the interwebs sometimes. My apologies :)