On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 21:29, Robert West <robert.w...@just-micro.com>wrote:
> They will come up with new drugs, not to worry. Even at 5 bucks a bottle > they can make millions. Besides, they choose to leech cash from us because > we're the only fools to allow it. Turn off the spigot and they will find a > new revenue stream. Guaranteed. Besides, they were discovering drugs WAY > before the HMO came along. > > I'm still trying to find a source for this, but I'm reasonably certain that a healthy majority of basic research is done by research universities, mostly funded by government grants from institutions like NIH. Typically, a for-profit company will license a discovery from a research institution, do the regulatory work, product-ize it, and rake in the cash. Even in the absence of a profit motive, this research will continue. David Smith MVN.net -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
