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When a breakthrough cystic fibrosis drug with a sticker price of more than $300,000 per year hit the market two years ago, the cost raised familiar questions about the sustainability of ever-climbing drug prices in the United States.
Now, a private foundation, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, that invested in the drug early has sold it royalty rights for $3.3 billion, and new questions are surfacing about the ethical implications of nonprofits acting as venture capitalists.
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