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.