[mirimir]

> But it's the only way scientific discoveries ever get to patients, because universities don't make drugs.

Why not?

If there are so very few patients, a lab could easily produce enough for them.

[ineedasername]

Yeah, they had to make some quantity to run their trials. presumably it cost much less than $1mil/dose or they'd not have research funding at their level

[mirimir]

Indeed. A lot less than $1million per dose, I bet.

I understand that there are regulatory issues.

But it seems pretty clear that the standard pharma industry model doesn't work for drugs like this.