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Biotech / Medical : ArQule
ARQL 20.000.0%Jan 16 4:00 PM EST

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To: Dr. Voodoo who wrote (329)4/23/1999 8:14:00 AM
From: Dr. John M. de Castro  Read Replies (1) of 399
 
Dr.Voodoo thanks for the thoughtful post. Along the same lines as your ideas, I read in Biocentury a quote from Patrick Gage, President of Wyeth-Ayerst.

"We needed access to combinatorial chemistry and the best way to get it was to bring in their (ArQule) combinatorial chemistry technology for small molecules. Other companies might build their own combichem technology, which we will do eventually - you have to, it's a core competency in the industry. Companies that provide these platforms do it more efficiently for a time, but the window doesn't last forever."

The implications here are clear. I remember a small bicycle company whose motto was "Inovate or Perish". IMO that applies to ARQL. They have to keep ahead of everyone else to keep the combichem business. So, their heavy investment in R&D may be the best and only route for ARQL to stay ahead.

John de C
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