[Dean's World] Andrew Cory: Oh my poor brain

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Posted by Andrew Cory:
Oh my poor brain
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1169155951.shtml


   Can [1]this be true

     It is expected there would be no problems securing funding to
     explore a drug that could shrink cancerous tumors and has no
     side-effects in humans, but University of Alberta researcher
     Evangelos Michelakis has hit a stalemate with the private sector
     who would normally fund such a venture.

     Michelakis' drug is none other than dichloroacetate (DCA), a drug
     which cannot be patented and costs pennies to make.

     It's no wonder he can't secure the $400-600 million needed to
     conduct human trials with the medicine - the drug doesn't have the
     potential to make enough money.

   I am assuming that they can't just hop across the border and patent it
   here. I suppose that if it cannot be monetized, they can't afford to
   bring it to the market. Still, there's got to be some way for everyone
   in north America to chip in US$2...

References

   1. http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7006176497