Comments on: Stem Cells & The NIH http://www.insidehbs.com/stem-cells-the-nih/ Harvard Business School, MBA Blog Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:47:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Alex http://www.insidehbs.com/stem-cells-the-nih/comment-page-1/#comment-507 Alex Tue, 13 Jan 2009 07:25:55 +0000 http://www.insidehbs.com/?p=170#comment-507 I had not seen those statistics but they sound about right... thanks for sharing that, and yes it does sound more political (profit oriented) than rational (life saving opportunities). Also, more so when i believe that the cure for diseases like Malaria is closer to a reality than for AIDS, but that would only tread those who have little to offer, and the involvement of the government in their favor is little to none. Proving your point that whatever the government was there to do is not doing it right, so why not get out. I had not seen those statistics but they sound about right… thanks for sharing that, and yes it does sound more political (profit oriented) than rational (life saving opportunities). Also, more so when i believe that the cure for diseases like Malaria is closer to a reality than for AIDS, but that would only tread those who have little to offer, and the involvement of the government in their favor is little to none. Proving your point that whatever the government was there to do is not doing it right, so why not get out.

]]> By: admin http://www.insidehbs.com/stem-cells-the-nih/comment-page-1/#comment-506 admin Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:45:07 +0000 http://www.insidehbs.com/?p=170#comment-506 Alex -- Good point... I can definitely see the benefits of orphan drug incentives (particularly if they were offered as prizes for cures). On the other hand, I feel like the NIH's scope extends significantly beyond that. And it's not even like they dole out funds based on targeted initiatives (like equal $ / death in the US). I remember seeing some statistic about how the NIH spends $200,000 per AIDS death while only spending $200 per Diabetic death. This definitely seems more political than rational... Alex — Good point… I can definitely see the benefits of orphan drug incentives (particularly if they were offered as prizes for cures). On the other hand, I feel like the NIH’s scope extends significantly beyond that.

And it’s not even like they dole out funds based on targeted initiatives (like equal $ / death in the US). I remember seeing some statistic about how the NIH spends $200,000 per AIDS death while only spending $200 per Diabetic death. This definitely seems more political than rational…

]]> By: Alex http://www.insidehbs.com/stem-cells-the-nih/comment-page-1/#comment-505 Alex Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:52:40 +0000 http://www.insidehbs.com/?p=170#comment-505 I agree with you, as would Milton Friedman, but their argument is that research funding for diseases which are less popular, and in terms provide less profit to those involve, would not get any attention. So the government gets involve using that idea, in order to support all kinds of research. I would have to say that more can be done if the government wasn't having such a big part in the funding, but that is just my opinion. I agree with you, as would Milton Friedman, but their argument is that research funding for diseases which are less popular, and in terms provide less profit to those involve, would not get any attention. So the government gets involve using that idea, in order to support all kinds of research. I would have to say that more can be done if the government wasn’t having such a big part in the funding, but that is just my opinion.

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