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Meet the doctors, scientists and patients patients fighting the world's worst diseases

'A must read.' Siddhartha Mukherjee, bestselling author of The Emperor of All Maladies

What does it take to create a new medicine? The trajectory from laboratory to your neighbourhood pharmacy rarely runs smooth. Drug hunting demands radical leaps of imagination, the expertise of many... and a hefty dollop of luck. Unsurprisingly, 'eureka' moments come few and far between - but, when they do, they change lives.

Charting the discovery of eight revolutionary drugs, Dr William Pao cuts to the innovative heart of biomedical research and celebrates the tireless work of the scientists, doctors, patients and families fighting for better medical care. For each of these medicines, whether a potentially life-saving new treatment for cancer, or something as commonplace as paracetamol, there stands a cast of characters and a wealth of stories. Documenting these fascinating journeys, Breakthrough grants a privileged, behind-the-scenes look at the medicines that improve - and very often save - our lives.

Foreword by Nobel Prize-Winner Harold Varmus

***

'Utterly compelling.' Dame Kate Bingham, author of The Long Shot

'A celebration of medical innovation.' Guardian

'Captivating... An essential read.' Art Levinson, former CEO of Genentech

Meet the doctors, scientists and patients patients fighting the world's worst diseases

'A must read.' Siddhartha Mukherjee, bestselling author of The Emperor of All Maladies

What does it take to create a new medicine? The trajectory from laboratory to your neighbourhood pharmacy rarely runs smooth. Drug hunting demands radical leaps of imagination, the expertise of many... and a hefty dollop of luck. Unsurprisingly, 'eureka' moments come few and far between - but, when they do, they change lives.

Charting the discovery of eight revolutionary drugs, Dr William Pao cuts to the innovative heart of biomedical research and celebrates the tireless work of the scientists, doctors, patients and families fighting for better medical care. For each of these medicines, whether a potentially life-saving new treatment for cancer, or something as commonplace as paracetamol, there stands a cast of characters and a wealth of stories. Documenting these fascinating journeys, Breakthrough grants a privileged, behind-the-scenes look at the medicines that improve - and very often save - our lives.

Foreword by Nobel Prize-Winner Harold Varmus

***

'Utterly compelling.' Dame Kate Bingham, author of The Long Shot

'A celebration of medical innovation.' Guardian

'Captivating... An essential read.' Art Levinson, former CEO of Genentech

Über den Autor

William Pao is a physician-scientist whose career has spanned academia and industry. He was previously Chief Development Officer for Pfizer, and prior to that, Head of the Roche Pharma Research & Early Development unit, where he oversaw the discovery and early development of a portfolio of new molecular entities to treat a range of diseases, from cancer to rare blood disorders.

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Fachbereich: Toxikologie
Genre: Importe, Medizin
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Buch
ISBN-13: 9780861547340
ISBN-10: 0861547349
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Pao, William
Hersteller: Oneworld Publications
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 153 x 238 x 37 mm
Von/Mit: William Pao
Erscheinungsdatum: 03.10.2024
Gewicht: 0,566 kg
Artikel-ID: 128346008

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