Academic Research
Publicly funded scientific knowledge, locked behind private corporate paywalls.
Origin: The Global Scientific Community
Insulin
A life-saving hormone treatment whose original patent was sold for $1 to ensure access, now artificially expensive due to patent abuse.
Origin: Banting, Best, Collip & Macleod
COVID-19 Vaccines
Pandemic-ending technology developed with immense public funding, but privatised and restricted by pharmaceutical patents.
Origin: Global Scientific Collaboration