Business collaboration between research and industry lies at the heart of new drug development. The earliest drug discoveries were of organic origin. But soon, the drug industry found it made business sense to shift focus and look for a more stable source. With...
Natural product apps are an untapped market opportunity. Recently, I interviewed an entrepreneur who was building an app that would use genetic data to make diet and fitness regime recommendations specific to the individual. A question popped into my mind: Why...
It will be interesting to check on the state of the natural products industry. Most modern medicines come from natural products. Finding new chemical sources for new drugs has become increasingly difficult. The cost of drug discovery has skyrocketed. Drug...