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Mismatched incentives in drug development

The current incentive structure in big pharma encourages project managers to advance drugs into clinical trials, even if their potential value is weak. This can lead to a mismatch between preclinical and clinical drug data. Project managers are often disconnected from the outcomes of their projects and prioritize getting a clinical trial on their CV over ensuring the project's quality.

Science, Medicine, Pharmacology