Pharmaceutical industry – Page 59
-
Opinion
How to be an organised scientist
Derek Lowe waxes lyrical about the joys of the electronic lab notebook
-
Opinion
Papers vs patents
Derek Lowe wonders whether peer-reviewed papers or patents are more reliable
-
Opinion
The sincerest form of flattery
Is the pharmaceutical industry churning out copycat versions of existing therapies? Derek Lowe dispels a few myths about 'me-too' drugs
-
Opinion
Senseless screening
Derek Lowe advises opening your mind during the screening cascade taken by potential drug targets, and remaining goal orientated at all times
-
Opinion
Reliable reactions
Derek Lowe discusses the problem of leaning too heavily on favourite reactions
-
Opinion
Difficult diseases to drug
Derek Lowe wonders why some diseases are easier to drug than others
-
Opinion
Beautiful chemistry
Derek Lowe considers what makes a good looking drug molecule - and how beauty is in the eye of the beholder
-
Opinion
Formulation chemist friction
Derek Lowe wonders where we'd be without the formulation chemists
-
Opinion
Collaborative compromise
Derek Lowe wonders about pharmaceutical companies' motives for collaboration
-
Opinion
Prescription unknowns
Derek Lowe considers what we think we know about how drugs work once we've taken them
-
Opinion
Stick to the steps
Derek Lowe considers the problems of addressing drug development out of sequence
-
Opinion
A new wave of consolidation
Derek Lowe worries that mergers are upsetting the balance of the pharmaceutical ecosystem
-
Opinion
Cutting-edge technology for cutting-edge results?
How important is it to have the best equipped lab, wonders Derek Lowe
-
Feature
Something in the water
Drugs have been finding their way into our water supplies for as long as they have been in use, so should we worry? Maria Burke reports