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Reply to Democracy unleashed—unpacking the tooth fairy in drug industry R&D

Nature Biotechnology volume 24, pages 1326–1327 (2006)Cite this article

Henry Miller responds:

Vural Ozdemir and Bryn Williams-Jones ask “[w]hether the pharmaceutical industry equitably contributes to civil society and international health.” “Equitable” is a matter best left to navel-gazing sociologists and bioethicists to ruminate over. But I can offer a reminder of what the industry has contributed, building on a rich substrate of basic science and technology.

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