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WHEN CITIZENS PAY
AND INDUSTRY PROFITS
source: www.accessmed-msf.org
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50% of the current R&D expenditure worldwide - estimated at US$ 70-90 billion - is funded publicly*...
- many of the drugs marketed by private companies were originally discovered with public funding.
R&D costs for each new drug| | US$ million | | industry estimates | 350-500 | | independent estimates | 30-160 |
* According to the World Bank.
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