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The article ignores the R&D which often happened at private institutions and cherry pics the first use or minor refinement that occurred at a government facility.

Tofacitinib is one that I am familiar with. I am sure there are many more.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tofacitinib

Also, I think it's a valid question that doesn't deserve downvotes.

>Pfizer worked with O'Shea's [NIH funded] laboratory to define the structure and function of JAK3 and its receptors, and then handled the drug discovery, preclinical development, and clinical development of tofacitinib in-house.

This says the exact opposite...

NASA alone has plenty of good examples. Enriched baby food, CAT scans, heart replacement devices, better thermometers and imaging, and other minor advancements for specific procedures: better fiber optic devices for baby delivery, better lighting for brain cancer operations, improved cooling devices for certain symptoms. And again that's just specifically medical products that accidentally fell out of a space program.

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