The Billion-Dollar Molecule
The Quest for the Perfect Drug
$35.70
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
5 July 1995
Summary
Join journalist Barry Werth as he pulls back the curtain on Vertex, a start-up pharmaceutical company, and witness firsthand the intense drama being played out in the pioneering and hugely profitable field of drug research.
Founded by Joshua Boger, a dynamic Harvard- and Merck-trained scientific whiz kid, Vertex is dedicated to designing—atom by atom—both a new life-saving immunosuppressant drug, and a drug to combat the virus that causes AIDS.
You will be hooked from start to…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780671510572 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0671510576 |
| Author: | Barry Werth |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 5 July 1995 |
| Weight: | 367g |
| Dimensions: | 214mm x 140mm x 30mm |
| Series: | A Touchstone book |
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Critics Review
John TravisThe Boston GlobeFascinating…gripping…must reading for anyone curious about an industry that promises to revolutionize medical care in the next century.
Geoffrey Smith Business Week A riveting tale that has more in common with a John Grisham thriller than with tomes on modern science.
John Schwartz The Washington Post The inside skinny…a high stakes tale of adventure and intrigue: Barbarians at the Lab. Werth’s work is a gem.
John Travis The Boston Globe Fascinating…gripping…must reading for anyone curious about an industry that promises to revolutionize medical care in the next century.
About The Author
Barry Werth
Barry Werth is an award-winning journalist whose articles have appeared in such publications as The New York Times, Washington Monthly, and GQ, where he is a writer-at-large. Currently at work on an expose about doctors and lawyers, he lives in Northampton, Massachusetts.
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