A kinda reelevant case might be the discovery of monoclonal Antibodies by
Cesar Milstein around 1975. AFAIK this was never patented, and has been a
vital tool in biological research in the [past 20 years, and provided some
drug leads.
not sure about a more spc drug case though.
"John Walsh" <jwalsh at uic.edu> wrote in message
news:jwalsh-1806011907310001 at walsh.soc.uic.edu...
>> Does anybody know of a case where a drug (or proto-drug) was discovered by
> university researchers who published the results (and did not patent
> them), and then a pharmaceutical company developed and marketed that drug
> (likely with some sort of patent on the development)?
> Any leads would be appreciated. I am currently researching the role of
> patents in the innovation process in biotechnology related industries.
> Thank you,
> John Walsh
>jwalsh at uic.edu>
