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Download fileWhat drives pharmaceutical innovation and knowledge exchange? A study supporting the use of Knowledge Management within the pharmaceutical industry
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posted on 2017-04-28, 09:45 authored by Thomas W. Parsons, Tom JacksonTom Jackson, Ray DawsonRay DawsonInnovation is a key driver of the pharmaceutical company, from an initial discovery of a
compound to the final development of a marketable and novel medicine, the web of processes
to reach a viable end stage requires innovative behaviour backed by accurate knowledge. This
paper analyses the use, importance and sources of knowledge within the drug development
process and suggests that a pharmaceutical Knowledge Management strategy should not only
address capturing the knowledge within the drug processes, but also the knowledge held
within the social networks of the organisation.
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