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Why Do The Best Scientists Work In Pharmaceuticals? πŸ”¬ #shorts #science #pharma #scientist #podcast

Why Do The Best Scientists Work In Pharmaceuticals? πŸ”¬ #shorts #science #pharma #scientist #podcast

An unfortunate side effect of the way that drugs are currently developed is that we somewhat waste many scientists' talents.

As Savva Kerdemelidis shares in this clip, scientists spend 10 to 12 years getting their PhD, and then find that the only way they can make a living is pharmaceutical development, which he calls "the dark side".

That isn't super rewarding, especially when drugs are developed solely to make new patents, not to help patients.