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Does Chemistry Have a Future in Therapeutic Innovations?
Author(s) -
Meunier Bernard
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201202506
Subject(s) - pharmaceutical industry , small molecule , nanotechnology , engineering ethics , chemistry , business , biochemical engineering , pharmacology , medicine , engineering , materials science , biochemistry
A bright future for small molecules : Drugs based on molecules made by chemists are far from old‐fashioned. Although biopharmaceuticals developed during the last two decades may have caught the public's imagination, traditional drugs remain a strong force in the pharmaceutical industry. Effective, inexpensive small‐molecule drugs are crucial in fighting diseases and maintaining cost‐effective health care.