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<blockquote data-quote="phoenix" data-source="post: 653094" data-attributes="member: 12578"><p>Absolutely agree, the cost of a dose of new beta cells will be high; the cost of research and development will also be high. As with all costs it will fall as patents expire. There will always though be new people with diabetes unless people are all tested for susceptibility genes and then an effective vaccine is developed</p><p>It may be that any developer waives patent rights. This happened when insulin was first discovered.</p><p>There is no doubt that drug companies make profits and individuals in them may earn large salaries. Some I think though may be more ethical than others</p><p>Maybe I'm naïve, I'm not an expert on finance but I don't think that all drug companies are the same . For example the firm Novo Nordisk (who are also into stem cell research) has a history that goes back to a firm originally started to bring insulin to Europe. Yes, it makes profits for investors but to me it seems that the charitable arm, has the majority shareholding</p><p><a href="http://www.novonordisk.com/about_us/ownership/ownership.asp" target="_blank">http://www.novonordisk.com/about_us/ownership/ownership.asp</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="phoenix, post: 653094, member: 12578"] Absolutely agree, the cost of a dose of new beta cells will be high; the cost of research and development will also be high. As with all costs it will fall as patents expire. There will always though be new people with diabetes unless people are all tested for susceptibility genes and then an effective vaccine is developed It may be that any developer waives patent rights. This happened when insulin was first discovered. There is no doubt that drug companies make profits and individuals in them may earn large salaries. Some I think though may be more ethical than others Maybe I'm naïve, I'm not an expert on finance but I don't think that all drug companies are the same . For example the firm Novo Nordisk (who are also into stem cell research) has a history that goes back to a firm originally started to bring insulin to Europe. Yes, it makes profits for investors but to me it seems that the charitable arm, has the majority shareholding [url]http://www.novonordisk.com/about_us/ownership/ownership.asp[/url] [/QUOTE]
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