All articles by Derek Lowe – Page 11
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Opinion
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
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Global pharma investment
Derek Lowe looks at the story behind the growing investment by western companies in medicinal chemistry research in China
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Time to let go
Derek Lowe wonders how to kill off bad drug candidates before companies invest valuable time and money in them