tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post7144013799310847257..comments2024-03-27T21:23:40.339-04:00Comments on Chemjobber: Seattle's Infectious Disease Research Institute lays off scientists Chemjobberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-27103975851858683512019-12-16T07:48:57.555-05:002019-12-16T07:48:57.555-05:00Indeed very sorry to hear. This is on top of othe...Indeed very sorry to hear. This is on top of others who left the TB and Malaria area alone and disappeared. Its left to Gates foundation to handle this. TB mostly considered third World disease, is one of the very slow growing pathogen and has gone resistant to many medications over the years and has taken avatar as "MDR" TB pathogen. ROI on investment for private companies or VC on these stubborn pathogens are little or nothing despite lot of initial enthusiasm and other marketing, notwithstanding. Tackling these diseases requires resilience (like TB!) and open ended funding mechanisms. Sad but true. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com