A joint study between Yale University, King’s College Hospital in London and Doctors Without Borders found a single shot could be made for just 89 cents.
I doubt this company has received more public funding than it brought back into the Danish treasury. Its weight loss drug is basically transferring money from the US economy over to the Danish economy.
Of course, this is of no solace to the Americans that are paying these high prices, but the country that this company does most of its research in is more than happy to rake in the dollars.
Novo Nordisk is a major contributor to the Danish economy (like that time it practically saved Denmark from a recession, growing the GDP while the rest of Europe slipped into a recession). This single company makes up about 5% of the entire Danish economy.
I doubt this company has received more public funding than it brought back into the Danish treasury. Its weight loss drug is basically transferring money from the US economy over to the Danish economy.
Of course, this is of no solace to the Americans that are paying these high prices, but the country that this company does most of its research in is more than happy to rake in the dollars.