I don't know if it will "allow outsiders to contribute" but I would like to see a biotech that makes patent-free drugs. I tried to make nonprofit out of that but there was a lot I didn't understand about how I work, how the world works, and how to get things done, so I will take another crack at it in 5-10 years.
i believe this is not only possible, but will happen sooner rather than later because of advancing capabilities in software, machine learning, and collaboration. we simply need the right people providing capital and launching these biotechs.
re patents, the key is to drive down costs for research and testing. research seems like the low-hanging fruit, comparatively speaking, but it's unclear how to reduce the costs of clinical trials in an uncontroversial way.
