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  1. Mission to revive a forgotten, life-saving #cancer drug

    #Aclarubicin, unavailable in Europe for 20 years, could have helped 100k with blood cancer

    “There’s no patent on this compound, so industry isn’t interested.” says #Neefjes

    Since the patent expired, there's no incentive for #BigPharma to invest in it, since competitors are free to produce the drug

    That leaves small grants, charity & independent funding – and for Neefjes

    theguardian.com/science/articl

    #CapitalismFails #BigPharma