{"product_id":"9780671510572","title":"The Billion-Dollar Molecule : The Quest for the Perfect Drug","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Billion-Dollar Molecule\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Barry Werth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoin 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFounded 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eYou will be hooked from start to finish, as you go from the labs, where obsessive, fiercely competitive scientists struggle for a breakthrough, to Wall Street, where the wheeling and dealing takes on a life of its own, as Boger courts investors and finally decides to take Vertex public. Here is a fascinating no-holds-barred account of the business of science, which includes an updated epilogue about the most recent developments in the quest for a drug to cure AIDS.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003eGeoffrey Smith \u003ci\u003eBusiness Week\u003c\/i\u003e A riveting tale that has more in common with a John Grisham thriller than with tomes on modern science.\u003cbr\u003eJohn Schwartz \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e The inside skinny...a high stakes tale of adventure and intrigue: Barbarians at the Lab. Werth's work is a gem.\u003cbr\u003eJohn Travis \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e Fascinating...gripping...must reading for anyone curious about an industry that promises to revolutionize medical care in the next century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780671510572\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40591158247630,"sku":"9780671510572","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_e4ab8dc6-0f27-4340-b256-3b2228d43028.jpg?v=1637749061","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780671510572","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}