1. Patently right process chemistry
- Author
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McCoy, Michael
- Subjects
Cytokinetics Inc. -- Outsourcing ,Pharmaceutical industry -- Services ,Biotechnology industry -- Outsourcing ,Chemical synthesis -- Management ,Company business management ,Chemicals, plastics and rubber industries ,Engineering and manufacturing industries - Abstract
Biotechnology firm Cytokinetics Inc. turned to Irix Pharmaceuticals Inc. to help the company obtain anticancer agent ispinesib for its clinical trial. Irix's medicinal chemistry process assisted Cytokinetics with the synthesis of the active pharmaceutical agent for the study, trimming the chemical steps from 11 to 6.
- Published
- 2010