It was once only drug firms that developed drugs. But this is changing. Take the case of the Michael J. Fox Foundation, a Parkinson's disease charity. On April 19th it announced that it would pay for a clinical trial of a drug developed by Sanofi, a French pharmaceutical giant, that might treat the mental symptoms of the disease. The deal is the latest sign of a broader shift-one that is driven by desperation. Patents on blockbuster drugs are expiring. Research and development (r&d) have grown less productive, with billions of dollars yielding only a trickle of drugs.
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机译:曾经只有药品公司开发药品。但这正在改变。以帕金森氏病慈善机构Michael J. Fox基金会为例。 4月19日,该公司宣布将为法国制药巨头赛诺菲(Sanofi)开发的一种药物的临床试验付费,该药物可以治疗该疾病的精神症状。这笔交易是绝望驱动的更广泛的转变的最新迹象。重磅炸弹药物的专利即将到期。研发(R&D)的生产力下降,数十亿美元仅产生一滴药。
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