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Read this korrent: Every new drug has to beat the cheap generics that came before it, and that competition with our own back catalogue is why drug discovery gets harder over time.
Every new drug has to beat the cheap generics that came before it, and that competition with our own back catalogue is why drug discovery gets harder over time.
Last stated 14 years ago
8 Mar 2012
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Derek Lowe — holds since 2012-03-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The hard part of drug discovery is knowing what to make - which target is worth drugging - not designing the molecule. — tap to centre the map on it
The hard part of drug discovery is knowing what to make - which target is worth drugging - not designing the molecule.
Last stated 2 months ago
21 Jul 2026
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Alex Telford — holds since 2023-12-23 — tap for who they are
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Ruxandra Teslo — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Pharmaceutical R&D productivity has fallen for decades: far more money spent per drug, with no matching improvement in the odds a candidate reaches the market. — tap to centre the map on it
Pharmaceutical R&D productivity has fallen for decades: far more money spent per drug, with no matching improvement in the odds a candidate reaches the market.
Last stated 2 months ago
21 Jul 2026
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Alex Telford — holds since 2023-12-23 — tap for who they are
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Ruxandra Teslo — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A compound's AI origin story is not by itself a reason to expect it to do better in the clinic. — tap to centre the map on it
A compound's AI origin story is not by itself a reason to expect it to do better in the clinic.
Last stated 2 years ago
13 May 2024
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Derek Lowe — holds since 2024-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The West has not yet internalised that China is a source of genuinely new drugs, not just a maker of ingredients and copies. — tap to centre the map on it
The West has not yet internalised that China is a source of genuinely new drugs, not just a maker of ingredients and copies.
Last stated 2 years ago
20 Dec 2024
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Alex Telford — holds since 2024-12-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Better drug candidates do not shorten clinical trials, because a trial's duration is set by operational and regulatory friction rather than by how good the drug is. — tap to centre the map on it
Better drug candidates do not shorten clinical trials, because a trial's duration is set by operational and regulatory friction rather than by how good the drug is.
Last stated 6 months ago
28 Feb 2026
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Ruxandra Teslo — holds since 2026-02-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Drug research is heading, at speed, for a world in which fewer and fewer useful medicines are discovered while more and more people want them. — tap to centre the map on it
Drug research is heading, at speed, for a world in which fewer and fewer useful medicines are discovered while more and more people want them.
Last stated 14 years ago
8 Mar 2012
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Derek Lowe — holds since 2012-03-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: This work could have been run as a business; open-sourcing it simply puts the tools in more scientists' hands faster. — tap to centre the map on it
This work could have been run as a business; open-sourcing it simply puts the tools in more scientists' hands faster.
Last stated 3 months ago
10 Jun 2026
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Mark Zuckerberg — holds since 2026-06-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A narrow, highly accurate model can beat a general one inside its own domain, as AlphaFold did, and materials science and chip design are next. — tap to centre the map on it
A narrow, highly accurate model can beat a general one inside its own domain, as AlphaFold did, and materials science and chip design are next.
Last stated a month ago
30 Jul 2026
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Jeff Dean — holds since 2026-07-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it
A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
18 Aug 2026
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
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Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. — tap to centre the map on it
A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it.
Last stated a year ago
15 May 2025
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A few square miles at the Moon's south pole are the only lunar real estate that matters, and whoever gets there first sets the terms. — tap to centre the map on it
A few square miles at the Moon's south pole are the only lunar real estate that matters, and whoever gets there first sets the terms.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
18 Aug 2026
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Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country cannot have radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people, because the financial system it resents is what funds the innovation. — tap to centre the map on it
A country cannot have radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people, because the financial system it resents is what funds the innovation.
Last stated a year ago
13 Aug 2025
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Keyu Jin — holds since 2025-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country's large trade deficit in manufactured goods reduces its manufacturing employment below what it would be with balanced trade. — tap to centre the map on it
A country's large trade deficit in manufactured goods reduces its manufacturing employment below what it would be with balanced trade.
Last stated today
7 Sept 2026
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Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A large, sustained AI capability lead by either the US or China could shift the global balance of power between them. — tap to centre the map on it
A large, sustained AI capability lead by either the US or China could shift the global balance of power between them.
Last stated 2 days ago
5 Sept 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much. — tap to centre the map on it
AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much.
Last stated a month ago
26 Jul 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Convergence and simplicity make for poor goals in technology; aim for clarity instead. — tap to centre the map on it
Convergence and simplicity make for poor goals in technology; aim for clarity instead.
Last stated 12 years ago
18 Feb 2015
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Frank Chimero — holds since 2015-02-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Savings in time feel like simplicity: when forced to wait, life seems unnecessarily complex. — tap to centre the map on it
Savings in time feel like simplicity: when forced to wait, life seems unnecessarily complex.
Last stated 20 years ago
11 Jun 2006
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John Maeda — holds since 2006-06-11 — tap for who they are
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Every new drug has to beat the cheap generics that came before it, and that competition with our own back catalogue is why drug discovery gets harder over time.
Last stated 8 Mar 2012 · 14 years ago
Holds DL Derek Lowe
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The hard part of drug discovery is knowing what to make - which target is worth drugging - not designing the molecule.
Last stated 21 Jul 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds AT Alex TelfordRT Ruxandra Teslo
Similar wording
Pharmaceutical R&D productivity has fallen for decades: far more money spent per drug, with no matching improvement in the odds a candidate reaches the market.
Last stated 21 Jul 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds AT Alex TelfordRT Ruxandra Teslo
Similar wording
A compound's AI origin story is not by itself a reason to expect it to do better in the clinic.
Last stated 13 May 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds DL Derek Lowe
Similar wording
The West has not yet internalised that China is a source of genuinely new drugs, not just a maker of ingredients and copies.
Last stated 20 Dec 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds AT Alex Telford
Similar wording
Better drug candidates do not shorten clinical trials, because a trial's duration is set by operational and regulatory friction rather than by how good the drug is.
Last stated 28 Feb 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds RT Ruxandra Teslo
Similar wording
Drug research is heading, at speed, for a world in which fewer and fewer useful medicines are discovered while more and more people want them.
Last stated 8 Mar 2012 · 14 years ago
Holds DL Derek Lowe
Similar wording
This work could have been run as a business; open-sourcing it simply puts the tools in more scientists' hands faster.
Last stated 10 Jun 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds MZ Mark Zuckerberg
Similar wording
A narrow, highly accurate model can beat a general one inside its own domain, as AlphaFold did, and materials science and chip design are next.
Last stated 30 Jul 2026 · a month ago
Holds JD Jeff Dean
Same subject: China
A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world.
Last stated 18 Aug 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds CH Casey HandmerEB Eric Berger
Same subject: China
A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it.
Last stated 15 May 2025 · a year ago
Holds HR Hannah Ritchie
Same subject: China
A few square miles at the Moon's south pole are the only lunar real estate that matters, and whoever gets there first sets the terms.
Last stated 18 Aug 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds EB Eric Berger
Same subject: America
A country cannot have radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people, because the financial system it resents is what funds the innovation.
Last stated 13 Aug 2025 · a year ago
Holds KJ Keyu Jin
Same subject: America
A country's large trade deficit in manufactured goods reduces its manufacturing employment below what it would be with balanced trade.
Last stated 7 Sept 2026 · today
Holds PK Paul Krugman
Same subject: America
A large, sustained AI capability lead by either the US or China could shift the global balance of power between them.
Last stated 5 Sept 2026 · 2 days ago
Holds Noah Smith
Same subject: simplicity
AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much.
Last stated 26 Jul 2026 · a month ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: simplicity
Convergence and simplicity make for poor goals in technology; aim for clarity instead.
Last stated 18 Feb 2015 · 12 years ago
Holds FC Frank Chimero
Same subject: simplicity
Savings in time feel like simplicity: when forced to wait, life seems unnecessarily complex.
Last stated 11 Jun 2006 · 20 years ago
Holds JM John Maeda