@RickiTarr The stupidest part of this is that governments should be funding this high-risk / high reward research, not investors motivated by profits & dividends.

Create research centres connected to universities - and when it results in a discovery, license it for manufacture at $1/dose. Imagine getting $1 for every pill of viagra or any of its derivatives. Use that money to fund pure research. Governments can afford to play the long game.