misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoFDA approves cure for sickle cell disease, the first treatment to use CRISPRwww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1352arrow-down13
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minus-squarechitak166@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down4·1 year agoI wonder why it’s so expensive.
minus-squarethoughtorgan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoManufacturing costs alone are insane. I work in biopharma, specifically manufacturing. Most of these drugs you see on headlines are made from the blood of the patient. You can’t mass produce that.
I wonder why it’s so expensive.
Manufacturing costs alone are insane. I work in biopharma, specifically manufacturing.
Most of these drugs you see on headlines are made from the blood of the patient. You can’t mass produce that.