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ThirdConsul@lemmy.ml 13 hours agomedical innovations
In the past ~30 years (I haven’t read older data) no drug research in US was privately founded. They all consume massive government grants for it. The “cost” the big pharma is so loud about is manufacturing and treatment testing. But the actual research is founded by your taxpayers.
MrFinnbean@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
I mean technologies like imaging improvements used to scan moon made CT and MRI taking better images, Robotics tech that has pushed prostetic limbs and robotic surgery foward, remote diagnostics has taken leaps because, well ISS is pretty remote place.
ThirdConsul@lemmy.ml 5 hours ago
But that wasn’t privately owned company but public one though?
MrFinnbean@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
Yeah. It also was american program, but every country benefits from it today. Scientific break troughs tend to get out there.
ThirdConsul@lemmy.ml 1 hour ago
I’m sorry, what are you trying to argue here? I’m genuinely confused?