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Originally Posted by DudeImBetter
Link to something that breaks down US funding sources for medical / medication R&D? Like specifically how much of it is covered by public vs private sources. Google is failing me.
JF LCSW
It's going to be hard to frame that question, because it's a kind of apples/oranges thing.
Basic research is done by the NIH/Universities/CDC and probably several other entities - a lot of the ongoing research in the genome falls under this umbrella, along with a lot of other stuff I don't much know about. But pretty much none of those programs are creating medications in any real sense.
Essentially all of the "make pill to treat xyz" sort of research is done by private companies. Generally, they aren't getting funded by the public purse in any real sense that I'm aware of. (there may be some exceptions - probably in the area of vaccines which due to liability issues pretty much no company wants anything to do with unless they're under the protective wing of the government)
MM MD