Re: Look for second hand licences for Toad 7.2.0.0 and PowerAMC 8.0.1.2.7.5

{Kind of off-topic...}

Dan,

An average research investment for a U.S. product to get to market is $850 million dollars. One reason the marketing costs are very high because of limited patented protection. Consequently, time is limited and you can't wait around until the medical community decides to prescribe your product to one of their patients. Once the patent protection is up, the generic companies will start undercutting your price. A company must recoup all of its costs within the patent life time just to remain solvent, let alone generate profits and growth.

[ Yes, I do work for a large pharmaceutical company so please filter out any potential bias]

Cliff Received on Sat Feb 09 2002 - 05:36:24 CST