Roy Vagelos, “The Future of the Pharmaceutical Industry”, Knowledge@Wharton, 2006/04/17 February 1, 2008
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Robbie Shell and Steve Guglielmi interviewed Roy Vagelos, former CEO of Merck:
Roy Vagelos, a highly regarded pharmaceutical executive who spent two decades at Merck, including 10 years as CEO, has often said that “research remains my life blood,” and indeed, he has stayed active in the industry since his retirement from Merck in 1994. For example, he is chairman of the board of two small drug companies, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Theravance, and in 2004 co-authored a book entitled, Medicine, Science, and Merck.
Podcast: The Future of the Pharmaceutical Industry, According to Former Merck CEO Roy Vagelos – Knowledge@WhartonMP3 audio
The discussion on drug research and generics in pharmaceuticals could be seen to parallel the open source development and private source development in information technology.