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[Reporter¡¯s Note] ¡°Loonshots¡± in new drug development

By An, Kyung-Jin | translator Byun Kyung A

20.09.18 06:10:05

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I finally caught up to read the bestselling book, ¡°Loonshots¡± that Bill Gates praised as ¡®a book to carry around in your bag to read.¡¯ The book is written by Safi Bahcall, who received a doctorate degree in physics from Stanford University and co-founded ¡®Synta Pharmaceuticals.¡¯

The author defines ¡°Loonshots¡± as ¡°a neglected project, widely dismissed and its champion written off as unhinged.¡± To use such ¡®crazy idea¡¯ in a formula of corporate innovation and growth, the physicist applies theories of physics like ¡®phase transition,¡¯ ¡®phase separation,¡¯ and ¡®dynamic equilibrium.¡¯ After creating a biotech company and working there for a decade as a CEO, he figured the scientific principles

An, Kyung-Jin(kjan@dailypharm.com)
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