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Moonshot : inside Pfizer's nine-month race to make the impossible possible / Dr. Albert Bourla.
Van Pelt Library QR189.5.C68 B68 2022
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bourla, Albert, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bourla, Albert.
- Pfizer Inc.
- Drug development--History.
- Drug development.
- COVID-19 (Disease)--Vaccination.
- COVID-19 (Disease).
- Viral vaccines--Biotechnology.
- Viral vaccines.
- Vaccines industry.
- Immunology.
- Biotechnology.
- COVID-19 (Disease)--Prevention.
- COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023.
- COVID-19 vaccines--History.
- COVID-19 vaccines.
- mRNA vaccines--History.
- mRNA vaccines.
- Viral Vaccines.
- Allergy and Immunology.
- bioengineering.
- Viral vaccines--Research.
- Medical Subjects:
- Viral Vaccines.
- Allergy and Immunology.
- Biotechnology.
- Genre:
- History.
- Informational works.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 216 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Inside Pfizer's nine-month race to make the impossible possible
- Inside Pfizer's 9-month race to make the impossible possible
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Harper Business, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022]
- Summary:
- "The exclusive, first-hand, behind-the-scenes story of how Pfizer raced to create the first Covid-19 vaccine, told by Pfizer's CEO Dr. Albert Bourla"-- Provided by publisher.
- "A riveting, fast-paced, inside look at one of the most incredible private sector achievements in history, Moonshot recounts the intensive nine months in 2020 when the scientists at Pfizer, under the visionary leadership of Dr. Albert Bourla, made "the impossible possible"--creating, testing, and manufacturing a safe and effective Covid-19 vaccine that previously would have taken years to develop." -- Inside front book jacket flap.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. Business NOT as Usual
- 2. What Is Obvious Is Not Always Right
- 3. Thinking Big Makes the Impossible Possible
- 4. Lightspeed
- 5. The Ultimate Joy
- 6. Past, Present, Future
- 7. Manufacturing, the Second Miracle
- 8. Equity: Easier Said Than Done
- 9. Navigating a Political Minefield
- 10. A Beacon of Hope
- 11. The Science of Trust
- 12. A Pro-Patient, Pro-Innovation Agenda.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-214).
- Other Format:
- Online version: Bourla, Dr. Albert. Moonshot
- ISBN:
- 9780063210790
- 0063210797
- OCLC:
- 1266258710
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