Lyt når som helst, hvor som helst

Nyd den ubegrænsede adgang til tusindvis af spændende e- og lydbøger - helt gratis

  • Lyt og læs så meget du har lyst til
  • Opdag et kæmpe bibliotek fyldt med fortællinger
  • Eksklusive titler + Mofibo Originals
  • Opsig når som helst
Start tilbuddet
DK - Details page - Device banner - 894x1036
Cover for The Billion Dollar Molecule: One Company's Quest for the Perfect Drug

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

1 Bedømmelse

4

Varighed
18T 25M
Sprog
Engelsk
Format
Kategori

Fakta

Join journalist Barry Werth as he pulls back the curtain on Vertex, a start-up pharmaceutical company, and witness firsthand the intense drama being played out in the pioneering and hugely profitable field of drug research.

Founded by Joshua Boger, a dynamic Harvard- and Merck-trained scientific whiz kid, Vertex is dedicated to designing—atom by atom—both a new life-saving immunosuppressant drug, and a drug to combat the virus that causes AIDS.

You will be hooked from start to finish, as you go from the labs, where obsessive, fiercely competitive scientists struggle for a breakthrough, to Wall Street, where the wheeling and dealing takes on a life of its own, as Boger courts investors and finally decides to take Vertex public. Here is a fascinating no-holds-barred account of the business of science, which includes an updated epilogue about the most recent developments in the quest for a drug to cure AIDS.

© 2021 Tantor Media (Lydbog): 9781666174861

Udgivelsesdato

Lydbog: 30. november 2021

Andre kan også lide...

  1. Genentech: The Beginnings of Biotech
    Genentech: The Beginnings of Biotech Sally Smith Hughes
  2. New Laws of Robotics: Defending Human Expertise in the Age of AI
    New Laws of Robotics: Defending Human Expertise in the Age of AI Frank Pasquale
  3. The Information Trade: How Big Tech Conquers Countries, Challenges Our Rights, and Disrupts Our World: How Big Tech Conquers Countries, Challenges Our Rights, and Transforms Our World
    The Information Trade: How Big Tech Conquers Countries, Challenges Our Rights, and Disrupts Our World: How Big Tech Conquers Countries, Challenges Our Rights, and Transforms Our World Alexis Wichowski
  4. Spark: The Life of Electricity and the Electricity of Life
    Spark: The Life of Electricity and the Electricity of Life Timothy J. Jorgensen
  5. Liars: Falsehoods and Free Speech in an Age of Deception: Falsehoods and Free Speech in an Age of Deception
    Liars: Falsehoods and Free Speech in an Age of Deception: Falsehoods and Free Speech in an Age of Deception Cass R. Sunstein
  6. Driven: The Race to Create the Autonomous Car
    Driven: The Race to Create the Autonomous Car Alex Davies
  7. Exposed: How Revealing Your Data and Eliminating Privacy Increases Trust and Liberates Humanity
    Exposed: How Revealing Your Data and Eliminating Privacy Increases Trust and Liberates Humanity Ben Malisow
  8. Accountable: The Rise of Citizen Capitalism
    Accountable: The Rise of Citizen Capitalism Michael O'Leary
  9. The Illusion of Control: Why Financial Crises Happen, and What We Can (and Can't) Do About It
    The Illusion of Control: Why Financial Crises Happen, and What We Can (and Can't) Do About It Jon Danielsson
  10. Fool Me Once: Scams, Stories, and Secrets from the Trillion-Dollar Fraud Industry
    Fool Me Once: Scams, Stories, and Secrets from the Trillion-Dollar Fraud Industry Kelly Richmond Pope
  11. The Messenger: Moderna, the Vaccine, and the Business Gamble That Changed the World
    The Messenger: Moderna, the Vaccine, and the Business Gamble That Changed the World Peter Loftus
  12. Direct: The Rise of the Middleman Economy and the Power of Going to the Source
    Direct: The Rise of the Middleman Economy and the Power of Going to the Source Kathryn Judge
  13. Algorithms
    Algorithms Panos Louridas
  14. The Digital Silk Road: China's Quest to Wire the World and Win the Future
    The Digital Silk Road: China's Quest to Wire the World and Win the Future Jonathan E. Hillman
  15. How Money Became Dangerous: The Inside Story of our Turbulent Relationship with Modern Finance
    How Money Became Dangerous: The Inside Story of our Turbulent Relationship with Modern Finance Christopher Varelas
  16. Social Capital: Life online in the shadow of Ireland’s tech boom
    Social Capital: Life online in the shadow of Ireland’s tech boom Aoife Barry
  17. The Space Economy: Capitalize on the Greatest Business Opportunity of Our Lifetime
    The Space Economy: Capitalize on the Greatest Business Opportunity of Our Lifetime Chad Anderson
  18. Age of Invisible Machines: A Practical Guide to Creating a Hyperautomated Ecosystem of Intelligent Digital Workers
    Age of Invisible Machines: A Practical Guide to Creating a Hyperautomated Ecosystem of Intelligent Digital Workers Robb Wilson
  19. Preventing the Next Pandemic: Vaccine Diplomacy in a Time of Anti-science
    Preventing the Next Pandemic: Vaccine Diplomacy in a Time of Anti-science Peter J. Hotez
  20. The Myth of Artificial Intelligence: Why Computers Can’t Think the Way We Do
    The Myth of Artificial Intelligence: Why Computers Can’t Think the Way We Do Erik J. Larson
  21. What to Expect When You're Expecting Robots: The Future of Human-Robot Collaboration
    What to Expect When You're Expecting Robots: The Future of Human-Robot Collaboration Julie Shah
  22. The Feeling Economy: How Artificial Intelligence Is Creating the Era of Empathy
    The Feeling Economy: How Artificial Intelligence Is Creating the Era of Empathy Roland T. Rust
  23. Binge Times: Inside Hollywood's Furious Billion-Dollar Battle to Take Down Netflix
    Binge Times: Inside Hollywood's Furious Billion-Dollar Battle to Take Down Netflix Dade Hayes
  24. Future Histories: What Ada Lovelace, Tom Paine, and the Paris Commune Can Teach Us About Digital Technology
    Future Histories: What Ada Lovelace, Tom Paine, and the Paris Commune Can Teach Us About Digital Technology Lizzie O'Shea
  25. The Money Illusion: Market Monetarism, the Great Recession, and the Future of Monetary Policy
    The Money Illusion: Market Monetarism, the Great Recession, and the Future of Monetary Policy Scott Sumner
  26. Ethical Machines: Your Concise Guide to Totally Unbiased, Transparent, and Respectful AI
    Ethical Machines: Your Concise Guide to Totally Unbiased, Transparent, and Respectful AI Reid Blackman
  27. The Blue Revolution: Hunting, Harvesting, and Farming Seafood in the Information Age
    The Blue Revolution: Hunting, Harvesting, and Farming Seafood in the Information Age Nicholas Sullivan
  28. Immortality, Inc.: Renegade Science, Silicon Valley Billions, and the Quest to Live Forever
    Immortality, Inc.: Renegade Science, Silicon Valley Billions, and the Quest to Live Forever Chip Walter
  29. Curiosity Studies: A New Ecology of Knowledge
    Curiosity Studies: A New Ecology of Knowledge Arjun Shankar
  30. The Doomsday Calculation: How an Equation that Predicts the Future Is Transforming Everything We Know About Life and the Universe
    The Doomsday Calculation: How an Equation that Predicts the Future Is Transforming Everything We Know About Life and the Universe William Poundstone
  31. The New Roaring Twenties: Prosper in Volatile Times
    The New Roaring Twenties: Prosper in Volatile Times Paul Zane Pilzer
  32. The Age of AI: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity
    The Age of AI: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity Jason Thacker
  33. Recycling
    Recycling Finn Arne Jorgensen
  34. Fooled by the Winners: How Survivor Bias Deceives Us
    Fooled by the Winners: How Survivor Bias Deceives Us David Lockwood
  35. The Cybersecurity Playbook: How Every Leader and Employee Can Contribute to a Culture of Security
    The Cybersecurity Playbook: How Every Leader and Employee Can Contribute to a Culture of Security Allison Cerra
  36. All You Can Pay: How Companies Use Our Data to Empty Our Wallets
    All You Can Pay: How Companies Use Our Data to Empty Our Wallets Anna Bernasek
  37. CRISPR People: The Science and Ethics of Editing Humans
    CRISPR People: The Science and Ethics of Editing Humans Henry T. Greely
  38. The Vanishing American Corporation: Navigating the Hazards of a New Economy
    The Vanishing American Corporation: Navigating the Hazards of a New Economy Gerald F. Davis
  39. Human Work in the Age of Smart Machines
    Human Work in the Age of Smart Machines Jamie Merisotis
  40. The Ethical Algorithm: The Science of Socially Aware Algorithm Design
    The Ethical Algorithm: The Science of Socially Aware Algorithm Design Michael Kearns
  41. What the Luck?: The Surprising Role of Chance in Our Everyday Lives
    What the Luck?: The Surprising Role of Chance in Our Everyday Lives Gary Smith
  42. Counter-Intelligence: What the Secret World Can Teach Us About Problem-solving and Creativity
    Counter-Intelligence: What the Secret World Can Teach Us About Problem-solving and Creativity Robert Hannigan
  43. Monopolized: Life in the Age of Corporate Power
    Monopolized: Life in the Age of Corporate Power David Dayen
  44. Waves
    Waves Fredric Raichlen
  45. Is That a Fact?: Frauds, Quacks, and the Real Science of Everyday Life
    Is That a Fact?: Frauds, Quacks, and the Real Science of Everyday Life Dr. Joe Schwarcz
  46. Haptics
    Haptics Lynette Jones
  47. The Art of Attack: Attacker Mindset for Security Professionals
    The Art of Attack: Attacker Mindset for Security Professionals Maxie Reynolds
  48. Money and Power: The World Leaders Who Changed Economics
    Money and Power: The World Leaders Who Changed Economics Vince Cable
  49. Search: How the Data Explosion Makes Us Smarter
    Search: How the Data Explosion Makes Us Smarter Stefan Weitz
  50. Salt Wars: The Battle Over the Biggest Killer in the American Diet
    Salt Wars: The Battle Over the Biggest Killer in the American Diet Michael F. Jacobson
  51. The Folly of Fools: The Logic of Deceit and Self-Deception in Human Life
    The Folly of Fools: The Logic of Deceit and Self-Deception in Human Life Robert Trivers
  52. Race for Tomorrow: Survival, Innovation and Profit on the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis
    Race for Tomorrow: Survival, Innovation and Profit on the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis Simon Mundy
  53. The Rise and Decline of Nations: Economic Growth, Stagflation, and Social Rigidities
    The Rise and Decline of Nations: Economic Growth, Stagflation, and Social Rigidities Mancur Olson
  54. Game Theory: Understanding the Mathematics of Life
    Game Theory: Understanding the Mathematics of Life Brian Clegg
  55. Greedy Bastards: Corporate Communists, Banksters, and the Other Vampires Who Suck America Dry
    Greedy Bastards: Corporate Communists, Banksters, and the Other Vampires Who Suck America Dry Dylan Ratigan
  56. Powerhouse: The Untold Story of Hollywood's Creative Artists Agency
    Powerhouse: The Untold Story of Hollywood's Creative Artists Agency James Andrew Miller
  57. Maxims for Thinking Analytically: The Wisdom of Legendary Harvard Professor Richard Zeckhauser
    Maxims for Thinking Analytically: The Wisdom of Legendary Harvard Professor Richard Zeckhauser Dan Levy
  58. Closing the Equity Gap: Creating Wealth and Fostering Justice in Startup Investing
    Closing the Equity Gap: Creating Wealth and Fostering Justice in Startup Investing Mitchell Kapor
  59. How Data Happened: A History from the Age of Reason to the Age of Algorithms
    How Data Happened: A History from the Age of Reason to the Age of Algorithms Matthew L. Jones
  60. This is Not Normal: The Politics of Everyday Expectations: The Politics of Everyday Expectations
    This is Not Normal: The Politics of Everyday Expectations: The Politics of Everyday Expectations Cass R. Sunstein
  61. Skewed: How Bias Distorts Our View of Other People and How to Make it Stop: How Bias Distorts Our View of Other People and How to Make it Stop
    Skewed: How Bias Distorts Our View of Other People and How to Make it Stop: How Bias Distorts Our View of Other People and How to Make it Stop Caryn Franklin MBE
  62. System Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong and How We Can Reboot
    System Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong and How We Can Reboot Rob Reich
  63. Balance: How It Works and What It Means
    Balance: How It Works and What It Means Paul Thagard
  64. Money: The True Story of a Made-Up Thing
    Money: The True Story of a Made-Up Thing Jacob Goldstein
  65. Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door: Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy
    Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door: Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy Christopher Mims
  66. The Cost-Benefit Revolution
    The Cost-Benefit Revolution Cass R. Sunstein
  67. Poorly Made in China: An Insider's Account of the Tactics Behind China's Production Game
    Poorly Made in China: An Insider's Account of the Tactics Behind China's Production Game Paul Midler
  68. Unbound: How Inequality Constricts Our Economy and What We Can Do about It
    Unbound: How Inequality Constricts Our Economy and What We Can Do about It Heather Boushey
  69. Trading at the Speed of Light: How Ultrafast Algorithms Are Transforming Financial Markets
    Trading at the Speed of Light: How Ultrafast Algorithms Are Transforming Financial Markets Donald MacKenzie
  70. Seven Games: A Human History
    Seven Games: A Human History Oliver Roeder
  71. The Road to Reinvention: How to Drive Disruption and Accelerate Transformation
    The Road to Reinvention: How to Drive Disruption and Accelerate Transformation Josh Linkner
  72. Billionaires in World Politics
    Billionaires in World Politics Peter Hagel
  73. The Metaverse Handbook: Innovating for the Internet's Next Tectonic Shift
    The Metaverse Handbook: Innovating for the Internet's Next Tectonic Shift QuHarrison Terry
  74. Too Much Information: Understanding What You Don't Want to Know: Understanding What You Don’t Want to Know
    Too Much Information: Understanding What You Don't Want to Know: Understanding What You Don’t Want to Know Cass R. Sunstein
  75. A Leader’s Guide to Cybersecurity: Why Boards Need to Lead-And How to Do It
    A Leader’s Guide to Cybersecurity: Why Boards Need to Lead-And How to Do It Jack J. Domet
  76. The Money Makers: How Roosevelt and Keynes Ended the Depression, Defeated Fascism, and Secured a Prosperous Peace
    The Money Makers: How Roosevelt and Keynes Ended the Depression, Defeated Fascism, and Secured a Prosperous Peace Eric Rauchway
  77. Sustainability
    Sustainability Kent E. Portnoy
  78. You Only Have to Be Right Once: The Unprecedented Rise of the Instant Tech Billionaires
    You Only Have to Be Right Once: The Unprecedented Rise of the Instant Tech Billionaires Randall Lane
  79. The Aisles Have Eyes: How Retailers Track Your Shopping, Strip Your Privacy, and Define Your Power
    The Aisles Have Eyes: How Retailers Track Your Shopping, Strip Your Privacy, and Define Your Power Joseph Turow
  80. Tipping Sacred Cows: Kick the Bad Work Habits that Masquerade as Virtues
    Tipping Sacred Cows: Kick the Bad Work Habits that Masquerade as Virtues Jake Breeden
  81. How to Educate a Citizen: The Power of Shared Knowledge to Unify a Nation
    How to Educate a Citizen: The Power of Shared Knowledge to Unify a Nation E. D. Hirsch
  82. Power to the Public: The Promise of Public Interest Technology
    Power to the Public: The Promise of Public Interest Technology Hana Schank
  83. Deep Learning
    Deep Learning John D. Kelleher
  84. Grand Pursuit: The Story of Economic Genius
    Grand Pursuit: The Story of Economic Genius Sylvia Nasar
  85. The Scandal of Money: Why Wall Street Recovers but the Economy Never Does
    The Scandal of Money: Why Wall Street Recovers but the Economy Never Does George Gilder
  86. The Misinformation Age: How False Beliefs Spread
    The Misinformation Age: How False Beliefs Spread Cailin O’Connor
  87. Lecturing Birds on Flying: Can Mathematical Theories Destroy the Financial Markets
    Lecturing Birds on Flying: Can Mathematical Theories Destroy the Financial Markets Pablo Triana
  88. Ludicrous: The Unvarnished Story of Tesla Motors
    Ludicrous: The Unvarnished Story of Tesla Motors Edward Niedermeyer
  89. Better Business: How the B Corp Movement Is Remaking Capitalism
    Better Business: How the B Corp Movement Is Remaking Capitalism Christopher Marquis
  90. Sludge: What Stops Us from Getting Things Done and What to Do about It
    Sludge: What Stops Us from Getting Things Done and What to Do about It Cass R. Sunstein
  91. How We Eat: The Brave New World of Food and Drink
    How We Eat: The Brave New World of Food and Drink Paco Underhill

Vælg dit abonnement

  • Over 600.000 titler

  • Download og nyd titler offline

  • Eksklusive titler + Mofibo Originals

  • Børnevenligt miljø (Kids Mode)

  • Det er nemt at opsige når som helst

Den mest populære

Premium

For dig som lytter og læser ofte.

129 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • 100 timer/måned

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Start tilbuddet

Unlimited

For dig som lytter og læser ubegrænset.

159 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • Ubegrænset adgang

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Start tilbuddet

Family

For dig som ønsker at dele historier med familien.

Fra 179 kr. /måned
  • 2-6 konti

  • 100 timer/måned pr. konto

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Kun 39 kr. pr. ekstra konto

  • Ingen binding

2 konti

179 kr. /måned
Start tilbuddet

Flex

For dig som vil prøve Mofibo.

89 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • 20 timer/måned

  • Gem op til 100 ubrugte timer

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Prøv gratis