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The use of biologics – drugs made from living organisms – has raised specific scientific, industrial, medical and legal issues. The essays contained in this collection each deal with a case study of a biologic substance, or group of biologics, and its use during the twentieth century.

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Author:   Alexander von Schwerin ,  Heiko Stoff ,  Bettina Wahrig
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.408kg
ISBN:  

9781138662971

ISBN 10:   1138662976
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   21 January 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Biologics: An Introduction, Alexander von Schwerin, Heiko Stoff, Bettina Wahrig; Chapter 1a, Jonathan Simon; Chapter 2, Jean-Paul Gaudillière; Chapter 3 Standardizing the Experimental System: The Development of Corticosteriods and their Impact on Cooperation, Property Rights and Industrial Procedures, Lea Haller; Chapter 4, Beat Bächi; Chapter 5 Vital Regulators of Efficiency: The German Concept of Wirkstoffe, 1900-1950, Heiko Stoff; Chapter 6, Sven Bergmann; Chapter 7 Human Tissues and Organs: Standardization and 'Commodification' of the Human Body, Sophie Chauveau; Chapter 8 The Science of Measuring Vitamins: Quality Control and Competition in the Dutch Vitamin Industry Before the Second World War, Pim Huijnen; Chapter 9 The German Pharmaceutical Industry and the Standardization of Insulin before the Second World War, Ulrike Thoms; Chapter 10, Klaus Angerer; Chapter 12, Christoph Gradmann;

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