On 07/02/2010 01:47 PM, சிவகுமார் மா wrote:
2010/7/2 steve<[email protected]>
On 07/02/2010 12:38 PM, Shrinivasan T wrote:
Galxo shares 13,500 chemical compounds with public which may be
capable against Malaria.
It won't seek any patents on any malaria drug, but might consider them
if the compounds yield drug for other diseases.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703341904575266583403844888.html?mod=livemint
Well, guess what ? Galxo didn't just suddenly realize the benefit of an
open source approach out of the goodness in their heart. They were compelled
to do so by the people who gave them the research grant. Want to take a wild
guess who these people are ?
It is Glaxo
Ugh, i hate explaining myself. Did you even bother to see the links I added ?
Well, to spell it out for those who cannot be bothered to read TFAs, Glaxo got
research funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation on the condition that
they share the findings of the research. So, Billy boy the hypocrite that he is,
thinks it is a good idea to share knowledge because it encourages innovation
...only as long as the sharing doesn't happen from the company that is making
him millions.
Read about his hypocritical stance:
http://www.google.com/search?q=bill+gates+open+drug+research
cheers,
- steve
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