Derek Lowe, an Arkansan by birth, got his BA from Hendrix College and his PhD in organic chemistry from Duke before spending time in Germany on a Humboldt Fellowship on his post-doc. He's worked for several major pharmaceutical companies since 1989 on drug discovery projects against schizophrenia, Alzheimer's, diabetes, osteoporosis and other diseases.
To contact Derek email him directly: derekb.lowe@gmail.com
Twitter: Dereklowe
Yeah, fantastic reason to be busy today. Congrats to your higher-ups for their dedication to telaprevir - it was a long road to glory, but now to reap the reweards.
Busy...... or didn't plan a blog entry what with the world coming to an end and all and now finding yourself unascended. I can't imagine the disappointment. I am in a bad mood when the coffee and donuts I expect for the morning meeting don't materialize. I'll leave religion to the more hearty.
#8, I bet that there was no partying. I mean from what I hear, Merck always took a great pride in the fact that the "drug" was developed with in. But, when it comes to Borceprevir (Merck's me too protease inhibitor for Hep C)it was inherited and second in the running.
1. oplz on May 23, 2011 1:07 PM writes...
A great day for VRTX! Congrats~
Permalink to Comment2. canchem on May 23, 2011 1:35 PM writes...
Yeah, fantastic reason to be busy today. Congrats to your higher-ups for their dedication to telaprevir - it was a long road to glory, but now to reap the reweards.
Permalink to Comment3. Cellbio on May 23, 2011 1:47 PM writes...
Busy...... or didn't plan a blog entry what with the world coming to an end and all and now finding yourself unascended. I can't imagine the disappointment. I am in a bad mood when the coffee and donuts I expect for the morning meeting don't materialize. I'll leave religion to the more hearty.
Permalink to Comment4. The Ghost of Josh Boger on May 23, 2011 1:51 PM writes...
Are those Pfizer M&A execs I saw leaving the building?
Permalink to Comment5. drug_hunter on May 23, 2011 2:47 PM writes...
Quelle horreur ! Not a fate I'd wish on my worst enemy...
Permalink to Comment6. Fishy Fish on May 23, 2011 3:00 PM writes...
Derek,
I'd imagine lots of free Clam & Chowder at lunch time and some nice cold Samuel Adams just about now (3:59 EDT).
Permalink to Comment7. toxchick on May 23, 2011 3:05 PM writes...
Congrats to you and to all the other Vertex employees! (and the patients, of course!)Great news!
Permalink to Comment8. Rick on May 23, 2011 3:11 PM writes...
Great news! I wonder if they're partying at Merck... I suspect not.
Permalink to Comment9. Hap on May 23, 2011 3:25 PM writes...
Congratulations. Much better to have happy reasons to not post than the many potential unhappy reasons that have been cropping up.
Permalink to Comment10. petros on May 24, 2011 6:56 AM writes...
Glad to see the FDA didn't queer the pitch having approved boceprivir first.
Hope the heads are OK this morning
And now that book title doesn't seem so absurd even if it took a bit longer to get there
Permalink to Comment11. anchor on May 24, 2011 6:57 AM writes...
Permalink to Comment#8, I bet that there was no partying. I mean from what I hear, Merck always took a great pride in the fact that the "drug" was developed with in. But, when it comes to Borceprevir (Merck's me too protease inhibitor for Hep C)it was inherited and second in the running.
12. venividisynthesis on May 24, 2011 7:34 AM writes...
well done
Permalink to Comment13. You're Pfizered on May 24, 2011 8:25 AM writes...
Wow. New digs, Derek?
http://www.fiercebiotech.com/story/vertex-victory-triggers-big-hq-move-biogen-ponders-future/2011-05-24
Permalink to Comment14. MedChem on May 24, 2011 10:47 AM writes...
$800 mil on a new building? What are the managers smoking?! I'm selling my VRTX stock.
Permalink to Comment15. Hap on May 24, 2011 1:40 PM writes...
Does it include a new retractable roof stadium for the Red Sox? For $800M I'd expect that, at least.
Maybe every chemist gets their own NMR.
Permalink to Comment16. MedChem on May 24, 2011 3:14 PM writes...
Based on past experience, a new building signals the beginning of the end.
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