The FDA has a 'global stranglehold' on biotech development because most governments are unwilling to have regulations looser than the FDA's, and because US pharma markets pay more, most biotech is developed for the US market regardless of origin; regulatory arbitrage is much smaller than it appears.

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Peter Thiel

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the FDA has a global stranglehold on everything...most governments are not willing to have looser regulations than the FDA. So it's actually um so there's less regulatory arbitrage than it looks.

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Peter Thiel on Political Theology | Conversations with TylerMercatus Center
Created: 8/11/2026, 7:18:46 AM

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