In the pharmaceutical sector, and even in other sectors, players are constantly in conflict. That is why the idea of integrating a culture of collaboration is no easy feat. However, when we talk to researchers from companies, we see that they are on board to try to increase collaboration. They see the importance of having access to each other's research. Business-wise, that is not necessarily the most profitable option for companies. That is why steam sometimes builds up on the topic.
As I said, there is very little therapeutic innovation with the current model. It is less risky and less expensive for a company to use the molecules it has already created and to continue working on that. It actually has all the patents and the intellectual property on those molecules. The company can try to make slight improvements to what it has rather than undertake a completely new and different type of research.
Right now, a lot of me-too drugs are being manufactured. Therapeutic innovation is often quite insignificant. Instead of encouraging major research that could lead to great discoveries, the current restrictive system leads to this business model based on insignificant innovation.