Drug development

esentation analyses the events leading up to the 2004 merger between the pharmaceutical companies Sanofi-Synthelabo and Aventis. It reveals the social, commercial and political complexities and challenges of a merger process in which the defence of French national interests and regional capabilities competed with traditional ‘commercial’ narratives before the deal was closed. presentation critically evaluates the competing criteria adopted by government and industry to justify different…

Review Paper : The Stages of Economic Growth After the World War II, the idea of ‘development’ became major concern of many countries and international organizations. Many researchers try to figure out how development works and how this process could help modernization process in the world. Walt Whitman Rostow in his article ‘The Stages of Economic Growth’ also try to figure out how economic develops. In his article, Rostow (1959) argues that economic growth in modern world is not a continuum…

Modernizationists believe that if society stays in the traditional way they there can be no needed changes, scientific innovations, and breakthroughs such as capital or technology. The results of such will be absolutely no development. I think that under this theory the solution towards development has 5 distinct stages which are comparable to that of an airplane taking off. These stages are the path that underdeveloped countries must take in order to reach…

delivers a perspective that, though new to me, still serves to reinforce my basic take on this. That is, that disparities in development and stability of nations, is not contingent on any differences in intelligence among the respective populace of nations, but rather it came down to a chain of events that proved to serve them differently. The outcomes of their success with development are based mostly on differences in circumstance and geography, little of which seemed to be in their foresight…

As I reflect back on this course and the many activities we have completed, choosing three objectives was not an easy task. . This course gave us viable information about child development from the videos, the Virtual Child Exercise, and the textbook. With early childhood being my concentration, I found all of the objectives extremely useful and knowledgeable. I tried to choose three topics that I felt would provided the most information and touch the main objectives we learned in this course.…

learn. Growth is extremely important to the development process. Growth is responsible for height, weight gain, development of muscles and structures within the brain. Thus having a direct impact on physical and intellectual development. Abuse Abuse in the home whether it be mental, physical or sometimes sexual can affect every aspect of a child's life and development. Sibling jealousy/rivalry There are many influences on children's development by their family such as birth of siblings…

changing the way medicine reaches patients. When patents are first granted there are procedures that followed before a drug reaches the marketplace. Due to the extended timeframe that is required for clinical trials, studies and organizational processes to tested and developed the revenue phase of the drug decreases (Hitt, Ireland, & Hoskisson, 2015). More specifically after the developed drug is ready for sale the patent remaining on these products are near expiration. The way…

are multiple considerations for strategy improvements to ensure Genentech operations continue to generate sustainable profits. One of the core competencies and foundational attributes of Genentech was its reputation as a leader in research and development. The new strategy will have to find new ways to generate profits without sacrificing their established reputation and commitment to research, which has historically attracted top talent from around the world (Rothaermel, 2014). According to…

an incentive for suppliers to work hard to supply products in a volume that demands are met. In such instances suppliers from far distances might also find it worth-it to supply goods and services in critical areas. The sudden price increase for the drug, called Daraprim, was due to rare usage. As demand dropped, the price had to increase to meet the return-on-investment (ROI)…

State Theory 2.1.1. A Recipe for Sustained Economic Growth Proliferation of literatures on comparative development studies revolving around the DS paradigm are attributable to rise of the East Asian countries known for their success in sustaining high economic growth over a long period of time coupled with a relatively stable political regime taking a proactive approach in its economic development initiatives. Indeed, this East Asian Miracle has frequently been cited as a strong empirical…