AvocadoPanic·vor 6 Monaten·discussIs Berkshire Hathaway able to monitize the output of government funded research as effectively?
AvocadoPanic·vor 6 Monaten·discussThe 'risk' here is often carried by publicly funded research. ~6.2 billion for glpThe private 'investment' comes in manufacturing, scale and marketing.Novo Nordisk has spent 41% more on shareholder enrichment (buybacks and dividends) than on R&D over the past five years.
AvocadoPanic·vor 10 Monaten·discussMy wife was a victim of two of these.I posted about it here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45037474