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For blood and money : billionaires, biotech, and the quest for a blockbuster drug / 1st ed

For blood and money : billionaires, biotech, and the quest for a blockbuster drug / 1st ed (Loan 1 times)

Material type
단행본
Personal Author
Vardi, Nathan.
Title Statement
For blood and money : billionaires, biotech, and the quest for a blockbuster drug / Nathan Vardi.
판사항
1st ed.
Publication, Distribution, etc
New York, N.Y. :   W.W. Norton & Company,   2023.  
Physical Medium
xi, 271 p. ; 24 cm.
ISBN
9780393540956
요약
"For Blood and Money tells the little-known story of how an upstart biotechnology company created a one-in-a-million cancer drug, and how the core team-denied their share of the profits-went and did it again. In this epic saga of money and science, veteran financial journalist Nathan Vardi explains how the invention of two of the biggest cancer drugs in history became (for their backers) two of the greatest Wall Street bets of all time. In the multibillion-dollar business of biotech, where pharmaceutical companies, the government, hedge funds, and venture capitalists have spent billions on funding, experimentation, and treatments, a single molecule can stop cancer in its tracks-and make the people who find that rare molecule astonishingly rich. For Blood and Money follows a small team at a biotech start-up in California, who have found one of these rare molecules. Their compound, known as a BTK inhibitor, seems to work on a vicious type of leukemia. When patients start rising from their hospice beds, the team knows they're onto something big. What follows is a story of genius, pathos, and drama, in which vivid characters navigate a world of corporate intrigue and ambiguous morality. Vardi's narrative immerses readers in the recent explosion of biotech start-ups. He describes the scientists, doctors, and investors who are risking everything to develop new, life-saving treatments, and introduces suffering patients for whom the stakes are life-or-death. A gripping nonfiction read, For Blood and Money illustrates why it's so hard to bring new drugs to market, explains why they are so expensive, and examines how profit-driven venture capitalists are shaping the future of medicine"--
Content Notes
Prologue : sidelines -- The surfing Scientologist -- Man of science -- The takeover -- Starting fresh -- Wall Street -- The Big Easy -- The next phase -- Fired -- Partners -- Going Dutch -- Genius -- Truffle pig -- Master switch -- Approved -- Demoted -- Billions -- The whirlwind -- A biotech odyssey -- Graduation day -- Epilogue : head-to-head.
Bibliography, Etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject Added Entry-Topical Term
Protein-tyrosine kinase --Inhibitors --Therapeutic use. Cancer --Chemotherapy. Drug development --United States. Biotechnology industries --California.
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520 ▼a "For Blood and Money tells the little-known story of how an upstart biotechnology company created a one-in-a-million cancer drug, and how the core team-denied their share of the profits-went and did it again. In this epic saga of money and science, veteran financial journalist Nathan Vardi explains how the invention of two of the biggest cancer drugs in history became (for their backers) two of the greatest Wall Street bets of all time. In the multibillion-dollar business of biotech, where pharmaceutical companies, the government, hedge funds, and venture capitalists have spent billions on funding, experimentation, and treatments, a single molecule can stop cancer in its tracks-and make the people who find that rare molecule astonishingly rich. For Blood and Money follows a small team at a biotech start-up in California, who have found one of these rare molecules. Their compound, known as a BTK inhibitor, seems to work on a vicious type of leukemia. When patients start rising from their hospice beds, the team knows they're onto something big. What follows is a story of genius, pathos, and drama, in which vivid characters navigate a world of corporate intrigue and ambiguous morality. Vardi's narrative immerses readers in the recent explosion of biotech start-ups. He describes the scientists, doctors, and investors who are risking everything to develop new, life-saving treatments, and introduces suffering patients for whom the stakes are life-or-death. A gripping nonfiction read, For Blood and Money illustrates why it's so hard to bring new drugs to market, explains why they are so expensive, and examines how profit-driven venture capitalists are shaping the future of medicine"-- ▼c Provided by publisher.
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