They must jump through the irrational and expensive hoops of the FDA, and patents are only 20 years (compare with corporate copyright of 75 years). This makes them pursue only blockbuster and knockoff drugs. Stuff for chronic diseases you're going to buy for years.
The boot device is the device from which the operating system is loaded. A modern PC BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) supports booting from various devices. These include the local hard disk drive, optical drive, floppy drive, a network interface card, and a USB device.
In computer technology the term (usually shortened to booting) usually refers to the process of loading the basic software into the memory of a computer after power-on or general reset, especially the operating system which will then take care of loading other software as needed.