Antibiotics biotech firms are struggling - A tough sell - The Economist

The slim rewards for new antibiotics make them a risky business

"GETTING HOLD of penicillin in 1943 was a lottery in America. The “miracle drug” had been discovered 15 years earlier but production capacity was limited, and most went to the war effort. What remained was rationed, and a single injection cost at least $40 (about $600 in today’s prices)...

The slim rewards for new antibiotics make them a risky business

"GETTING HOLD of penicillin in 1943 was a lottery in America. The “miracle drug” had been discovered 15 years earlier but production capacity was limited, and most went to the war effort. What remained was rationed, and a single injection cost at least $40 (about $600 in today’s prices)...