Tag Archives: Sir David Jack

Are pharmaceutical mega-mergers in the public interest?

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Barbara Arzymanow

The main reason for governments around the world to encourage the pharmaceutical industry is to support Research and Development –  R&D – with a view to the discovery of new drugs of future benefit to mankind. Commercial pharmaceutical companies have played … Continue reading →

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Pharmaceutical companies must be free to determine their own research priorities: Lessons from Alzheimer’s Disease

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Barbara Arzymanow

Guest blog post from Barbara Arzymanow, Independent Healthcare Consultant  Sir David Jack (1924-2011), one of history’s greatest pharmaceutical R&D directors under whom many important drugs were discovered, once told me that neither governments nor companies should overrule senior R&D management. … Continue reading →

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Guest Blogspot: Pharmaceutical R & D – the value of radical innovation versus incremental progress

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Barbara Arzymanow

What we really want is affordable products that benefit patients, whether or not they are “innovative” in the usual sense of the word. Scientific innovation is not a medical end in itself. The ultimate aim of pharmaceutical R&D is to … Continue reading →

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