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ano-ther ◴[] No.40173971[source]
I'd be eager to learn more, but it seems that they have only published the topline figures [1] and some of their methodology [2]. Details will follow in a journal.

Perhaps worth noting that development cost account for more than the phase 2-3 studies and that cost are lower for combinations of known drugs. But yes, 34 million is a lot less than 3 billion.

[1] https://msfaccess.org/precedent-setting-move-towards-drug-de...

> *Total costs were €33.9 million. While the topline results were presented at the WHO PPRI conference, the full detailed costs of the clinical trial have been submitted for a peer-review publication to a journal. In the full publication, the costs are broken down into 27 cost categories, by year, and by trial site, in order to offer a high level of transparency.

[2] https://msfaccess.org/transparency-core-clinical-trial-cost-...

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1. lotsofpulp ◴[] No.40174096[source]
If the authors were correct, they would have investors throwing money at them, and they would be competing with the existing drug companies, no? They are the second or third most profitable businesses in the world.

Who would write a research paper instead of founding drug companies if they had the secret sauce to cutting expenses that drastically.