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Pfizer enters tropical disease drug partnership - BusinessWeek

Pfizer and the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative announced the collaboration Wednesday. The DNDi scientists will screen Pfizer drug candidates to see if they are effective against sleeping sickness -- also called human African trypanosomiasis -- visceral leishmaniasis, and Chagas disease.

So, the NGO will test the drugs for free while Pfizer retains the patents so they can make money from them if they are found to be effective?

En un viejo país ineficiente, algo así como España entre dos guerras civiles, poseer una casa y poca hacienda y memoria ninguna. -- Gil de Biedma

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Nov 18th, 2009 at 12:25:47 PM EST
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Sounds about right. About the best that can be hoped is that there is some agreement for Phizer not to gouge excessively in this new market, if found.

As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."

by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Wed Nov 18th, 2009 at 06:23:42 PM EST
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The reputational risk for Pfizer is huge.

En un viejo país ineficiente, algo así como España entre dos guerras civiles, poseer una casa y poca hacienda y memoria ninguna. -- Gil de Biedma

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Nov 18th, 2009 at 06:25:39 PM EST
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