"The arc of history shows us that governments which serve their own people survive and thrive; governments which serve only their own power do not.
"Markets are watching governments, which are watching the markets," says Jim Vos of Aksia, a consultancy.
And governments, which have long invested in the earliest stages of research, are now going further.
Such calls are usually supported by governments which espouse unsuccessful policies.
Those coming after are the affair of governments, which will manage them collectively and directly.
They rely on the co-operation of foreign governments, which is not always forthcoming.
The patience of Western governments, which backed the state of emergency, is wearing thin.
Governments which deliver austerity are supposed to benefit from much lower bond yields.
And he added pointedly that "governments which serve their own people survive and thrive.
Western governments, which have steadily tightened sanctions against Mr Assad, are taking their cue from it.
And national governments, which often dictate terms to the commission, should play their part.
