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		aggie on Jan 16, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Patent reform advocates are launching a ‘super-coa... A pragmatic approach would be to simply leave pharma alone, at least initially, as they actually need strong incentive for R&D.

chongli on Jan 16, 2015 [–]

Or to socialize drug discovery using a competitive scheme akin to the XPrize with the reward being a free ticket through clinical trials and safety development (among other things).

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