The Science and Business of Drug Discovery Demystifying the Jargon /

The Science and Business of Drug Discovery is written for those who want to learn about the biopharmaceutical industry and its products whatever their level of technical knowledge. Its aim is to demystify the jargon used in drug development, but in a way that avoids over simplification and the resul...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zanders, Edward D. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2011.
Edition:1st.
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Introduction to Drugs and Drug Targets
  • Background to Chemistry of Small and Large Molecules
  • Laying the Foundations: Drug Discovery from Antiquity to the Twenty-First Century
  • Drug Discovery Pipeline Overview
  • Target Discovery
  • Medicinal Chemistry
  • Biotherapeutics
  • Screening for Hits
  • Process Chemistry and Formulation
  • Preclinical Development
  • Clinical Trials
  • Regulatory Affairs and Marketing Approval
  • Diagnostics and Personalized Medicine
  • Putting it All Together: A Drug Development Case History
  • Commercial Aspects of Drug Development
  • Challenges and Responses
  • Technology Transfer Executives
  • Recruitment Executives
  • Pharmaceutical Translators and Interpreters.