http://www.sciencebusiness.net/wordpress/2008/09/15/innovative-medicines-24-years-from-lab-to-market/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:37:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.sciencebusiness.net/wordpress/2008/09/15/innovative-medicines-24-years-from-lab-to-market/comment-page-1/#comment-167 Is it hard or the hardest? « A Man With A Ph.D. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:36:25 +0000 http://www.sciencebusiness.com/wordpress/?p=276#comment-167 [...] suggests a much longer timeframe for drugs. For many of the most important drugs, it took closer to 24 years from initial discovery in the lab to an approved drug. Just the time from the start of clinical trials to approval can take 8 years, [...] [...] suggests a much longer timeframe for drugs. For many of the most important drugs, it took closer to 24 years from initial discovery in the lab to an approved drug. Just the time from the start of clinical trials to approval can take 8 years, [...]

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