Lange verschmähten Anleger das Segment Biotechnologie. Doch der Sektor Gesundheit erlebt an der Börse einen Boom. Die Perspektiven sind exzellent, denn neben innovativen Medikamenten und beeindruckenden Rekordgewinnen der Pharmagiganten sprechen wichtige Produktzulassungen sowie…
"Prior to 1914, Germany dominated the worldwide production of synthetic organic dyes and pharmaceuticals like aspirin. When World War I disrupted the supply of German chemicals to the United States, American entrepreneurs responded to the shortages and high prices by trying to m…
"This book is a business history of a transnational Japanese pharmaceutical company in the early twentieth century, Hoshi Pharmaceuticals, and a commodity history of its involvement in opium, quinine, and consumer medicines in both Japan and its expanding empire."
"Millions of Americans are taking prescription drugs made in China and don't know it-- and pharmaceutical companies are not eager to tell them. This probing book examines the implications for the quality and availability of vital medicines for consumers."--Provided by publisher
What is the Pharmaceutical Industry? -- Regulating Corporate Medicine -- Cells, Germs, Receptors and Magic Bullets : From Ancient to Modern Theories of the Body, Disease, and Drug Action -- From the Dyeing Arts to Drugs : Dye-making, Pharmacy and the new Research Corporation -- …