New Haven, CT based CURE, a pharmaceutical research firm, has decided that there are not enough financial incentives in finding drugs to solve all the world's health problems so it has spun off a nonprofit called World Cures. World Cures will turn to fundraising to finance its operations.

While I applaud the dedication to solving world health problems, I can't help wondering if there is some other motive behind a for-profit's shedding some resources to pursue what would otherwise be included in its mission -- to create chemical cures to address health issues. Is there really more money in philanthropy than in the for-profit world? With the Gateses of the world, maybe the answer is: that's right!