Medical Research in Flux

Scientists all over the world try to free themselves from the restraints of the pharmaceutical industry – unleashing the powers of crowdfunding, digital cooperation and open source science.

But how far do they get – given the extremely high cost of developing medicines? Clinical studies alone can cost several million Euro. We discover new approaches in Stockholm, London, Mumbai and Berlin.

Documentary film (45 minutes)
See the complete movie in German here 3sat-Mediathek

This is a production of non fiction society commissioned by ZDF/3sat.
Financial support by “Investitionsbank des Landes Brandenburg” (ILB).

  • Author & Director Hendrik Löbbert, Klaus Neumann-Ege
  • DOP Immanuel Hick
  • Sound Alexandra Praet
  • Animation House of Creatures