Earlier in my life, I parroted, "without big profits, drug companies wouldn't innovate." I said this despite having had a rare cancer; and, knowing a lot of cancer researchers. Sure, they like money. But, it's rarely their principal driver. Belief systems are a helluva drug.
Even ignoring that pharma preferentially optimizes for palative care rather than cures -- "'Is curing patients a sustainable business model?'" -- the idea that innovation would cease absent profit motive for pharma companies reprojects reality onto one dimension -- purposely.
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In my particular case, I've watched the
@ChordomaFDN make incredible strides by connecting pharma, hospitals, researchers, and government institutions. They have a portfolio of possibilities and allocate principally with respect to how this moves along research. It works.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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