Category Archives: Pharma
Biopharma innovation: Open drug discovery? Not yet, but maybe some day
Interesting post from Joerg, who is not so sure about open innovation in drug design. He makes some good points, with the observation
In other words, if you do not need the money, do whatever you like openly. If you need the money, e.g. for clinical trials, then please make sure staying within the [...]
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Biopharma innovation: A marketplace for discontinued drug programs
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So I am supposed to be writing about innovation in the Biopharma industry. Here’s in idea that I’ve had that might be worth discussing (sometimes I wish I had the patience to write with the depth of Michael Nielsen). Last year we heard about Goldman Sachs funding an innovative pharma business model, [...]
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Innovation, biotech, software, etc
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Chris asked me to talk about biotech and innovation, so I don’t really have a choice. This is just a preamble, and more will come down the road. Over the years, I have talked a lot about innovation, especially in the life sciences. Earlier today, I started a bit of [...]
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Goldman’s pool for drug research
And while we are on the subject of blog posts by Derek Lowe, here’s one where he points to news about Goldman Sachs funding a large pharma company and using a “new” business model
(The model involves) a different approach, creating a “research pool” into which pharma companies would place a range of experimental drugs in [...]
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Biopharma innovation: Trying things out quickly and effectively