Collaboration in the Pharmaceutical Industry. Changing relationships in Britain and France, 1935-1965

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See also the writer's doctoral thesis, Oxford, 2000. 'Examining the issue of 'British decline' after the war, this fascinating text describes the evolution of co-operation in Britain and France [between scientists and drug companies], and argues that the relationship between these two countries helped to disseminate a culture of research, resulting in the transformation of the medical sciences and the pharmaceutical industry in both countries.' Chapters include: 'Introduction - a history of collaborative relationships'; 'Research institutions and pharmaceutical laboratories before World War Two'; 'Scientific communities and networks before World War Two'; 'Mobilizing for war - making penicillin in Britain and the United States'; 'Collaboration and resistance - developing penicillin and the synthetic anti-histamines in France'; 'Continuity through revolution in France'; 'Revolution through continuity in Britain'; 'Conclusion - the power of rhetoric, and a tale of two cultures'