In a globalizing world, first-world profits often drive the research and development costs for inventing new drugs. How does a just society approach the compelling needs of Third World diseases for new drugs that might not make money in the first world? The topic is the subject of a mini-symposium, “Drug Development in the Global Context,” which will be held from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. March 30 in Wilson 214 on the Danforth Campus of Washington University.
The event is open to the public, and a reception will follow.
The symposium is sponsored by Washington University’s Center for the Study of Ethics and Human Values. For more information, call 935-9358.