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> R&D doesn't happen in non-profit government corporations either (atleast not largely). Most R&D comes from the manufacturers where the state (or relevant institution) buys the drugs from.

IIRC, the research typically comes from state-funded academics, and the development comes from the manufacturers.




The research only comes from academics when it's actually reproducible. Otherwise it is dutifully ignored and companies perform their own research.




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