[$] Open-source drug discovery

An apparent linux.conf.au tradition is to dedicate a keynote slot tosomebody who is applying open-source principles to make the world better inan area other than software development. LCA 2018 was no exception;professor Matthew Todd took the stage to present his work on open-sourcedrug discovery. The market for pharmaceuticals has failed in a number ofways to come up with necessary drugs at reasonable prices;perhaps some of those failures can be addressed through a community effort.