MONGO Bingo

Some of you may be familiar with the expression, “my own non-governmental organization” or MONGO, an appellation coined to describe a donation-supported charity started by a well-intentioned individual seeking to save the world from his/her chosen affliction (see NY Times 2010 article).  While doing good is laudable, I have questioned the effectiveness of MONGOs in [...]

Virtual Reality Biotech

Back in July 2011, I wrote about a type of “virtual” biotech company that is formed to focus on a single product and use minimal financing to generate sufficient data to validate the drug and attract an acquirer  and whether this model could be used to commercialize products for the neglected, global diseases (“Backyard Biotech” [...]

Backyard Biotech

Last week, National Pubic Radio ran a short story on its Morning Edition program that was produced by my local station, WBUR, called “One Man Does It Faster, Cheaper Than Big Pharma,” (NPR story) and it sparked my interest as an advocate for faster, cheaper drug development for global disease (e.g., my post, “Drug Discovery [...]