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Re:Guidance to make federally funded research freely availab... by heavyset_go on Thursday August 25, 2022 @04:18PM (#32599443)
I meant with regard to the ability for anyone to use it without, say, violating patents. Plenty of drugs discovered and developed with NIH money go on to be patented by private companies.
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Re:Guidance to make federally funded research freely availab... by hyperbovine on Friday August 26, 2022 @02:01PM (#32610744)
I take your point, but OTOH it's difficult to envision a world where drugs actually get brought to market without patent protection. The amount of money and risk involved is just astronomical.
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Re:Guidance to make federally funded research freely availab... by heavyset_go on Friday August 26, 2022 @03:08PM (#32611478)
I'd be happy funding drug development, clinical trials, etc with public funds, as well. I also believe there are opportunities for companies to profit without being given exclusive manufacturing rights via patents.
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