Without the work of the scientists who do the basic research, pharma would be unable to do what they do, as they'd have no idea where to even start looking for drugs that work.

And, of course, those greedy ruthless pharmaceutical companies would not be smart enough to hire scientists of their own <vbg>. Since they obviously have no idea where to even start looking for drugs that work, it is truly amazing that they are managing to rack up all those obscene profits...