tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post7609337845317169589..comments2024-03-27T21:23:40.339-04:00Comments on Chemjobber: Thanks, NYT, for that cheering news on pharma.Chemjobberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-19931139269808866782011-03-08T21:51:31.731-05:002011-03-08T21:51:31.731-05:00“You don’t lay off R&D if it’s just a cycle,” ...“You don’t lay off R&D if it’s just a cycle,” says Erik Gordon, a clinical assistant professor at the University of Michigan business school who follows the pharmaceutical industry. “That kills progress.” <br /> <br />No shit! Been following Pfizer long?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-43881407748572565312011-03-08T21:07:15.111-05:002011-03-08T21:07:15.111-05:00Oh man, the NTY comments section is just full of s...Oh man, the NTY comments section is just full of staggering venom, derision and full-on ignorance... good to see the ACS is doing such a swell job of promotion accurate information to the general public.Eka-siliconnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-23877924919525204222011-03-08T20:07:04.165-05:002011-03-08T20:07:04.165-05:00Q: how many lifeboats are there on this ship calle...Q: how many lifeboats are there on this ship called the US chemical industry?<br /><br />A: There are none left!!!! And the ones already in the water are overloaded. Water is starting to pour over the sides.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-47906532824561544642011-03-08T16:50:00.368-05:002011-03-08T16:50:00.368-05:00Gimme a sec to reply, I'm removing my shoe-lac...Gimme a sec to reply, I'm removing my shoe-laces.You're Pfizerednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-82657944187249118822011-03-08T16:17:33.793-05:002011-03-08T16:17:33.793-05:00Fortunately for big pharma, outsourcing will never...Fortunately for big pharma, outsourcing will never go off patent.KFhttp://www.thechemblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-27978598653940872072011-03-08T10:08:22.352-05:002011-03-08T10:08:22.352-05:00Lalalalalalalalalalala I can't hear you! lalal...Lalalalalalalalalalala I can't hear you! lalalalalalalala<br /><br />(Just kidding. Thanks for commenting. Willing to talk further? E-mail at chemjobber -at- gmaildotcom.)Chemjobberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-1038712968376770582011-03-08T09:55:10.904-05:002011-03-08T09:55:10.904-05:00Uh, anonymous materials scientist here again.
I r...Uh, anonymous materials scientist here again.<br /><br />I really wish the grass were greener on my side of the fence, but it's not. No one keeps data on the rabble and refugees from the world's physics, chemistry, and engineering departments that call themselves "materials scientists," but from my own personal experience, there are no safe harbors. It all boils down to...<br /><br />No manufacturing = no need for materialsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-62236202630545656442011-03-08T09:17:35.982-05:002011-03-08T09:17:35.982-05:00As usual the NYT is about 15 years late in recogni...As usual the NYT is about 15 years late in recognizing the obvious. It started with the death of Wellcome and Sterling research sites and continues to this day. The money guys will not support R&D if the consumer will not pay the price. These guys are in it for the money not some do-gooder view of the pharmaceutical business. Hatch-Waxman, the safety at all cost FDA and trial lawyers, and governments who think they can dictate prices no matter what the costs will destroy the R&D component of the drug industry in the EU and US. Cheap R&D labor in growing markets is just a big bonus to the bottom line.<br /><br />See you all in the unemployment line then flipping burgers when the unemployment benefits run out. Pharma/biotech R&D is all dying in the US and EU and never coming back. Time for we chemists to plan accordingly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-77996988372800122922011-03-08T09:01:44.697-05:002011-03-08T09:01:44.697-05:00Or, of course, I could have just Dow 36,000'd ...Or, of course, I could have just Dow 36,000'd myself. But I doubt it.Chemjobberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-6573981797885393592011-03-08T08:48:12.570-05:002011-03-08T08:48:12.570-05:00The leaders of pharma state that they don't ha...The leaders of pharma state that they don't have enough new drugs in the pipeline...so the answer to this is to fire 30% of R&D? *scratches head*Unstable Isotopenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-49007930009256025032011-03-08T08:45:36.258-05:002011-03-08T08:45:36.258-05:00I have a friend who loved that line (the one on th...I have a friend who loved that line (the one on the kid's shirt). I think it was the way Daniel Day Lewis delivered it.J-bonenoreply@blogger.com