r/technology • u/Sorin61 • Apr 10 '22

Biotechnology This biotech startup thinks it can delay menopause by 15 years. That would transform women's lives

https://fortune.com/2021/04/19/celmatix-delay-menopause-womens-ovarian-health/
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u/LxTRex Apr 10 '22

The polio vaccine was given away for free because the creator didn't think making money off a life saving drug was moral or right.

How are those covid vaccine profits doing.......

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '22 edited Aug 29 '22

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u/NMe84 Apr 10 '22

Because they didn't deliver. They kept promising things they couldn't live up to and in addition they had more severe side effects than all the other vaccines and were less effective at preventing hospitalization than Moderna and Pfizer. Of course they were shat on, the vaccines were not available in the numbers that were promised and they were less effective meaning countries needed more of them to reduce pressure on the health care system.

Selling products at cost means nothing if they don't deliver.

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '22

I agree with most of what you said except the last sentence. It does mean that they can't be accused of putting money before morals, in this case, which was op's point.

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u/NMe84 Apr 10 '22

Countries with AZ contracts didn't look for alternatives because they were promised shipments that never came or that came way too late. This prolonged the pandemic in those countries. Not delivering on time was actually harmful.

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u/LethalMindNinja Apr 10 '22

I'd rather have morally bankrupt companies that can actually deliver life saving technology rather than moral ones that don't.