I'm seeing a lot of unwarranted conclusions in this thread. In vitro work usually goes fast in drug development. The painfully slow process is human testing.
The article says nothing about shortening the time from in vitro discovery to first use in humans. As far as I can tell, it just promises $125 million for early stage work. That's a lot of money, but a drop in the bucket by drug development standards.
Good to know the effort is being made, just keep some perspective.
Part of the problem is that most people know very little about how drugs are developed, but they form a type of connection because they know the Gates Foundation. My hope is people gain a deeper appreciation of what's involved across many of these threads, but I feel like the opportunity will be missed.
The article says nothing about shortening the time from in vitro discovery to first use in humans. As far as I can tell, it just promises $125 million for early stage work. That's a lot of money, but a drop in the bucket by drug development standards.
Good to know the effort is being made, just keep some perspective.