But you have to consider that nobody works for free and patents expire.
If nobody thought they could make money, Glybera would never have made as far as it did.
You could start a non profit to make Glybera today as the main patents are expired, but nobody would give you the money to develop it and run trials without a profit motive.
Charities and the government have better ways to spend money than help a few people with a rare disease.
If you want to get rid of the profit motive, you have to find something better to replace it.
If nobody thought they could make money, Glybera would never have made as far as it did.
You could start a non profit to make Glybera today as the main patents are expired, but nobody would give you the money to develop it and run trials without a profit motive.
Charities and the government have better ways to spend money than help a few people with a rare disease.
If you want to get rid of the profit motive, you have to find something better to replace it.