Barry Werth ~ The Antidote ~ SIGNED ~ 1st Edition / 1st Printing ~ Hardcover

Description: Marquee D'Sounde Rare and Collectible Records and Books Providing the finest available !All Books Box Shipped!See Example In Photos Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE In this timely and much praised book, Barry Werth draws upon inside reporting that spans more than two decades. He provides a groundbreaking close-up of the upstart pharmaceutical company Vertex and the ferocious but indispensable world of Big Pharma that it inhabits. In 1989, the charismatic Joshua Boger left Merck, then America’s most admired business, to found a drug company that would challenge industry giants and transform health care. Werth described the company’s tumultuous early days during the AIDS crisis in The Billion-Dollar Molecule, a celebrated classic of science and business journalism. Now he returns to tell a riveting story of Vertex’s bold endurance and eventual success. The $325 billion-a-year pharmaceutical business is America’s toughest and one of its most profitable. It’s riskier and more rigorous at just about every stage than any other business, from the towering biological uncertainties inherent in its mission to treat disease; to the 30-to-1 failure rate in bringing out a successful medicine even after a molecule clears all the hurdles to get to human testing; to the multibillion-dollar cost of ramping up a successful product; to operating in the world’s most regulated industry, matched only by nuclear power. Werth captures the full scope of Vertex’s twenty-five-year drive to deliver breakthrough medicines. At a time when America struggles to maintain its innovative edge, The Antidote is a powerful inside look at one of the most intriguing and important business stories of recent decades. <<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>> Images: All of actual item listed Signed: Yes, but not Werth. I think it is signed by Joshua Boger!! I can't find a signature to compare! Format: Hardcover Publisher: Simon & Schuster Edition: First Printing: First Number Line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Book Condition: Like New Cover: Clean Dust Jacket: Clean and Bright Binding: Straight intact Inside Condition: clean, no writing, torn or missing pages, signature on FEP but not Werths? Text Edge: clean List Price: unclipped $30.00 Remainder mark: No Ex-Library: No Book Club Edition: No Mylar Cover: No Please look at all the pictures as they are part of the description/condition of the book. For explanation of condition terms used, see below And as always, if you are not satisfied with our description of the condition of your purchase - we offer a full refund and pay shipping to return the item in the USA!. No Partial Refunds! The books offered here are obtained from various sources and I cannot ensure that they come from smoke and pet free environments. 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End Time: 2025-02-04T21:05:28.000Z

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