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“Chance favors the prepared mind” is the short form of a statement by Louis Pasteur which actually reads: “In the fields of observation chance favours only the prepared mind” or ” Dans les champs de l’observation le hasard ne favorise que les esprits prepares”. [1] There is no better example Continue reading About A Prepared Mind – In R&D
It started all so well with fanfare and great expectations. Fifteen years ago, the 10 x ’20 initiative got underway. Its goals were spelled out clearly: To ‘Pursue a Global Commitment to Develop 10 New Antibacterial Drugs by 2020 ’[3]. It was driven by ID clinicians and by antibiotic developers concerned Continue reading The 10 x ’20 Initiative – A Retrospective
Companies can stop studies before reaching projected enrollment numbers. It could be a decision based on a planned interim analysis (IA) or it could be for ‘administrative’ reasons. The latter may not indicate that a company has fallen on hard times financially; it could be the result of operational problems Continue reading THE UTILITY OF FUTILITY