Pharmaceutical industry – Page 60
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A means to an end
Derek Lowe remembers leaving the ivory towers of academe to trade 'unusual and beautiful' for 'useful'
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Reaction variety – the spice of life?
Derek Lowe is looking for a little more variety among his reactions
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Divided by a common language
Derek Lowe dreams of the day when chemists and biologists can understand each other
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A dose of realism
The recent row over antidepressants reminds us how little we know about the brain, says Derek Lowe
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A notable year for closures and layoffs
It's been a rough year, but the future looks bright, says Derek Lowe
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The hidden benefit of higher energy bills
The high cost of energy has an unexpected benefit, says Derek Lowe - it forces us to be more efficient
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Zero justification
Will Phase Zero trials actually help drug development, wonders Derek Lowe
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Credit where it's due
Process chemists just don't get the credit they deserve, says Derek Lowe
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Blinkers for bad news
The Avandia controversy poses some tough questions about how to balance risks, says Derek Lowe
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Patented fundamentals
Derek Lowe sets the record straight about pharmaceutical patents on traditional medicines
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Reasons to be cheerful
After months of bleak news about faltering pipelines and redundancies, it's time to find reasons to be cheerful about the drug industry, says Derek Lowe.
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Justifying total synthesis
Derek Lowe wonders whether total synthesis is still worth the effort
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Mergers: a cost-benefit analysis
Do the benefits of pharmaceutical company mergers really outweigh the costs, asks Derek Lowe
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Science's secret recipe
Derek Lowe wonders whether the secret recipe for scientific breakthroughs can be taught – and how much indigestion that recipe would cause in the boardroom
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Learning from pharma failures
Derek Lowe looks at the recent failure of Pfizer's cholesterol drug, torcetrapib, and asks what it means for the future of pharmaceutical research