tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post5724892850080629720..comments2024-03-27T21:23:40.339-04:00Comments on Chemjobber: Whatcha gonna do, brother, when our med chemists run wild on you?!?!Chemjobberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-35272738669861447832011-04-01T03:16:29.648-04:002011-04-01T03:16:29.648-04:00The end of that caption really needs to have a &qu...The end of that caption really needs to have a "Brother!" on the end of it.spoonsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-17861888671001268142011-03-31T12:09:56.171-04:002011-03-31T12:09:56.171-04:00@James
To be certain, a lot of that was added to ...@James<br /><br />To be certain, a lot of that was added to make the book interesting to a broad audience. However, I recall a part of that book that brings up another important (and potentially self-deluding) aspect of kayfabe for small companies: generating that initial investment capital. You've got to convince a lot of people with deep pockets that your molecules for the targets you've chosen are going be winners.Briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-53055806653375771092011-03-31T09:23:22.513-04:002011-03-31T09:23:22.513-04:00Definitely a lot of kayfabe in "The Billion D...Definitely a lot of kayfabe in "The Billion Dollar Molecule", a fun book about the early days of Vertex.Jameshttp://masterorganicchemistry.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-75607367553560398062011-03-31T09:01:50.278-04:002011-03-31T09:01:50.278-04:00I think it's one thing to have a bit of this w...I think it's one thing to have a bit of this within a project team. Medicinal Chemistry is a bit like gambling in that we are always believing that the next analog we make will be the 'winner'. Keeps you going.<br /><br />Where things get ugly is when project team leadership in starts to talk to upper management about how great things are going and how close the team is to a break-through when they aren't. <br /><br />This is when Hulkamania will start running wild.You're Pfizerednoreply@blogger.com