It is argued that government rather than private companies should be conducting scientific experiments. This is largely true due to the greater benefit for mankind and a more stable operating process although that process is complicated.
Private companies are founded and operate for only one end result: profit. Without profit, private companies can not sustain their work and thus will result in bankruptcy. State-owned researching entities, on the other hand, operate on the more altruistic aim of benefiting the people. Consequently, those entities’ morality align more with the interest of normal citizens, improving the life quality of the entire human race.
Because government controlled research centers are backed by the economy and funding of the whole nation, they are bound to get much more stable income compared to private companies, which require fundraising from investors. As a result, there is a higher chance that research projects by the government produce real-world results that help people.
On the other hand, any process during research by state-owned companies, for example funding, the usage of experiment sites, publishing results, et cetera, has to go through rigorous assessment and waiting for clearance from different departments. Because of that, progress from those projects is slow.
All in all, the government should be leading scientific projects because of their more stable and altruistic research process compared to private projects. Despite their differences, government-backed entities should work together with private companies to accelerate the process, contributing to mankind.