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Searching for Profits Stymies Gene Therapies: A California Perspective on an International Problem

Searching for Profits Stymies Gene Therapies: A California Perspective on an International Problem

"Miracle medicine," untenable marketplace issues, total failure?

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Jul 27, 2022
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“Jakob is 2 years old. He has a deadly disease. But drug companies won't give him the cure — because they won't make a big enough profit.” 

That was the headline yesterday on a matter involving a $43 million investment by California taxpayers, a London-based company, the University of California, the Golden State’s stem cell agency and a rare genetic imm…

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