The Moral Corporation

Merck Experiences

Louis Galambos author P Roy Vagelos author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:3rd Apr '06

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Roy Vagelos, Merck's former CEO, addresses controversial issues that turned the pharmaceutical industry into headlines.

Merck and the pharmaceutical industry are headline news. Roy Vagelos, former CEO of Merck, highlights his efforts to turn around the Merck laboratories and introduce an entirely novel approach to drug development. He and his co-author explain where and why he failed and carefully analyze where he succeeded.Merck and the pharmaceutical industry are headline news today. Controversies over public safety, prices, and the ability of the industry to develop the new drugs and vaccines that society needs have been covered worldwide. Roy Vagelos, who was head of research and then CEO at Merck from the mid-1970s through the early 1990s, addresses these issues here. Success with targeted research started Merck on a path that would lead to a series of block-buster therapies that carried the firm to the top of the global industry in the 1990s and Vagelos into the top position at the company. Trained as a physician and scientist, he had to learn how to run a successful business while holding to the highest principles of ethical behavior. He was not always successful. He and his co-author explain where and why he failed to achieve his goals and carefully analyze where he succeeded.

ISBN: 9780521683838

Dimensions: 226mm x 150mm x 13mm

Weight: 260g

196 pages