Annual R&D spending of pharmaceutical companies:

Merck - $17.9B

Johnson & Johnson - $17.2B

Roche - $14.6B

AstraZeneca - $13.6B

AbbVie - $12.8B

Bristol Myers Squibb - $11.2B

Eli Lilly - $10.99B

Meta’s losses on Metaverse last year - $19.2B

So, simply redirecting their spending in that division would instantly propel Meta to be the biggest medical researcher in the world. And as a bonus they’d get a real return out of it.