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Re:At $2.1M, Novartis gene therapy will be world’s most expe... by omegaworks on Friday May 24, 2019 @05:10PM (#20005311)
> the option is a very high price in America or nothing at all.

False dichotomy. We have robust public and private medical research universities.

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Re:At $2.1M, Novartis gene therapy will be world’s most expe... by ChrisLomont on Friday May 24, 2019 @05:42PM (#20005544)
None of which will pay the billions in R&D and testing required to bring a drug like this to market.

Which drugs on this scale were brought to market by these universities?

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Re:At $2.1M, Novartis gene therapy will be world’s most expe... by mises on Friday May 24, 2019 @05:22PM (#20005394)
> We have robust public and private medical research universities.

We have a few that give treatment for some things. That does not mean everyone can get treatment; they are not just free hospitals.

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