Drug makers turning to non profits for cash

Venture capital or non profits for R and D...it all spends...BD 

In addition to raising venture capital and launching stock offerings, Massachusetts biotech companies are increasingly turning to another source of funding to support early drug research: nonprofit foundations dedicated to fighting serious diseases.

For instance, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, said it has awarded more than $300 million to for-profit companies over the past decade to help develop cutting-edge therapies for the debilitating disease, including $192 million in the Boston area. Cystic fibrosis, which ravages the lungs and digestive system, affects roughly 30,000 people in the United States

Drug makers turning to nonprofits for cash - The Boston Globe

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