TY - BOOK AU - Smith,Brian D. TI - The future of pharma: evolutionary threats and opportunities SN - 9781409430315 (hbk. : alk. paper) PY - 2011/// CY - Farnham, Surrey, Burlington, VT PB - Gower KW - Drug Industry KW - trends KW - Technology, Pharmaceutical N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Whither pharma? The world's most important industry at a fork in the road -- Universal acid. A way to understand the complex, adaptive pharmaceutical industry -- An evolving social environment -- An evolving technological environment -- The evolution of the pharmaceutical industry -- The speciation of pharma. The new business models that will transform the industry -- Sex, forced moves and good tricks. What new capabilities will be needed to survive and thrive in the future of pharma? -- Flat, focussed tribes. Organizational structures in the future of pharma -- Gales of creative destruction. The turmoil ahead of the pharmaceutical industry ER -