The Billion-Dollar Molecule

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The Billion-Dollar Molecule
Author Barry Werth
Country Flag of the United States United States
Language English
Genre(s) Non-fiction
Publisher Simon & Schuster
Publication date March 1, 1995
Pages 464
ISBN ISBN 0671510576

The Billion-Dollar Molecule is a non-fiction book written by journalist Barry Werth about the founding and early research efforts of the American biotechnology company Vertex Pharmaceuticals, which was founded in 1989 by Joshua Boger and was among the first biotechnology companies to adopt an explicit strategy of rational drug design as opposed to techniques based on combinatorial chemistry.