"This would explain why EntreMed is so much slower to act agressively in its own interest than other successful companies like Celgene and Elan.
Do we live in a world where people are more concerned with the status quo than the health and well being of millions of suffering human beings? You bet we do."
A terse reply: MONEY TALKS! and to pursue its goals, Entremed has had no money or very little money to date.