What would you do if your child were struck by a strange illness and began to wilt before your eyes. An illness that few doctors understood, even fewer could treat, that most likely did not have a cure, and even if it did, you couldn't afford it? Faced by a parent's worse nightmare come true … Continue reading Less is more for LSD sufferers on Rare Disease Day
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Generic or innovator, manufacturing still make-or-break
The pharmaceutical industry puts a heavy premium on innovation - the ability to come up with new drugs. Indeed this separates the boys from the men. Generic pharmaceuticals however are seen as similar to any other commodity manufacturing sector. However, in the last two years one generic and one innovator have been both done in … Continue reading Generic or innovator, manufacturing still make-or-break
Sanofi’s play for Genzyme – stray thoughts
The last couple of days has seen some speculation about sanofi aventis' play for Genzyme. Big Pharma's acquisitiveness for biotech's not new - this is just the latest example. In the last decade (maybe a little more), biotech seems to have been having better luck than Big Pharma putting new drugs into the pipeline especially … Continue reading Sanofi’s play for Genzyme – stray thoughts
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