The Billion-Dollar Molecule: One Company's Quest for the Perfect Drug

By Barry Werth

Categories: Business & Money

Barry Werth follows the early years of Vertex Pharmaceuticals as its founders and scientists attempt rational drug design, capturing the science, money and personalities of a biotech start-up.

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• Patrick Collison: “Thought this was great. Lots about entrepreneurship, science, pharmacology, risk, importance of work ethic, management practices, fundraising, and the impressive depth of US capital markets.”