title: Drug discovery: some directional pointers.
abstract: Everybody in the pharmaceutical industry has a view on management and drug discovery. In this article, David Clarke expresses his personal views. Emphasis is placed on the role of the scientist, and the influence of the manager in programmatic scientific decision making is de-emphasized. An operational scheme for reorganization is proposed.
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Clarke
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D015195:Drug Design; D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000592:standards; D010600:Pharmacology / Q000639:trends