With the end of the �blockbuster era�, the pharmaceutical industry has come under enormous economic and scientific pressure.  The response of the industry has been efforts to reduce cost (often through layoffs and site-closures), increase efficiency and reduce candidate attrition, while attempting to expand druggable target space. Offsetting the contraction of the industry, growing capabilities at many contract research organizations offer the opportunity to build an effective global network with reduced cost, while maintaining quality and efficiency.  A working model of this network will be presented along with the evolving role, skill-set, challenges and opportunities for the medicinal chemist in this new world of drug discovery.

Evolution of medicinal chemistry: Building and leading the global team

248th National Meeting (2014)

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