O negócio mundial da insulina

http://www.fiercepharma.com/story/experts-worry-insulin-getting-too-expensive-many-us-and-worldwide/2016-04-07


3 empresas dominam o mercado mundial.
As novas insulinas podem ser apenas 10% mais eficazes mas são muito mais caras.
Grande parte do mundo nem sequer a antiga (pouco fabricada) pode pagar.
É um negócio de 23 mil milhões por ano (Bloomberg).

Open insulin: Porque é que é importante? (EN)

Open insulin crowd funding initiative: why is it important? It's simple:


In this case nothing can go wrong: They want to (re)discover the way to produce it (it is not in public domain), possibly improve it and publish it. There's nothing to attack. The only attack here is to the Phamaceuticals('s profitability).


Finally a good use of open source (forget that "Linux" junk et al ;) and this is why I've decided to share this initiative.


Details of the crowd funding initiative:
https://experiment.com/projects/open-insulin
And if you want to understand why this is a problem even for one of the richest country in the world:
http://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2015-03-people-diabetes-insulin.html

Biohackers querem produzir insulina em código aberto - ZAP

Crowdfunding para insulina "genérica". Um "ataque" à indústria farmacêutica?

Biohackers querem produzir insulina em código aberto - ZAP

Fim das injecções para os diabéticos? | Telegraph

... Por um ano?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/12016532/End-of-daily-injections-for-diabetes-as-scientists-restore-insulin-production.htmln
Quoting: End of daily injections for diabetes as scientists restore insulin production.