Personal Accounts of Australian Drug Discovery at the Public–Private Interface*

Jonathan B. Baell

doi:10.1071/CH20244

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Personal Accounts of Australian Drug Discovery at the Public–Private Interface*

Jonathan B. Baell

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^A Medicinal Chemistry Theme, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Parkville Campus), Monash University, Parkville, Vic. 3052, Australia. Email: jonathan.baell@monash.edu

Australian Journal of Chemistry 74(1) 16-27 https://doi.org/10.1071/CH20244
Submitted: 5 August 2020 Accepted: 8 September 2020 Published: 6 October 2020

Journal Compilation © CSIRO 2021 Open Access CC BY-NC-ND

Abstract

The public–private interface is a vibrant and invigorating stage for drug discovery and can allow for relatively higher risk but more rewarding research. Although adequate resourcing is a perennial challenge, persistence, optimism, and flexibility will pay dividends and can allow for a thoroughly rewarding career. In this account of chronological research experiences, selected examples are used to support this contention.

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