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Fortune Magazine on the Law of Unintended Consequences

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September 15, 2005 - 3:14pm

bq.. Twenty-five years ago a law known as Bayh-Dole spawned the biotech industry. It made lots of university scientists fabulously rich. It was also supposed to usher in a new era of innovation. So why are medical miracles in such short supply?

"Fortune 75 - The Law of Unintended Consequences - FORTUNE - Page 1":http://www.fortune.com/fortune/fortune75/articles/0,15114,1101810-1,00.html

p. Brilliant article about the effects of patent law on the medicine industry.

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