The co-inventors of insulin sold the patent to the University of Toronto for a mere $1. They wanted everyone who needed their medication to be able to afford it. Today, the drug has become the poster child for pharmaceutical price gouging. https://bit.ly/2CYFtpL
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No one is saying it's the same insulin. What they are saying is there is a clear gap between the original researchers who discovered insulin (who were motivated by humanitarian concerns) and the rent-seeking price gouging companies of today.
10:29 AM - 5 Apr 2019
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