![]() The problems with the film are structural. Foster in particular is able to convey an entire story with a single look. Though the penultimate, tearful breakdown by Harrelson is Oscar bait (he did receive a well-deserved nomination), the moments when they are delivering bad news to families are captivating if you watch the lines on their faces tense under their own restraint. The highlights of this film are the performances by Ben Foster and Woody Harrelson who both deliver strong, understated characters who are both deeply hurting and emotionally reserved. It's the story of a revolutionary idea, the evolution of a cutting-edge American industry, and one of the great achievements of this century.A Iraq War veteran works as a fatality notification officer under the tutelage of an equally damaged officer. "The Messenger" spans a decade and is full of heroic efforts by ordinary people, lucky breaks, and life-and-death decisions. With deep access to all of the major players, Loftus weaves a tale of science and business that brings to life Moderna's monumental feat of creating a vaccine that beat back a deadly virus and changed the business of medicine forever. "Wall Street Journal" reporter Peter Loftus, veteran reporter covering the pharmaceutical and biotech industries and part of a Pulitzer Prize-finalist team, brings the inside story of Moderna, from its humble start at a casual lunch through its heady startup days, into the heart of the pandemic and beyond. Biotech, and the venture capital community that fuels it, will never be the same. The achievement gave the world a way out of a crippling pandemic while validating Moderna's technology, transforming the company into a global industry power. By year's end, with the virus raging, Moderna delivered one of the world's first Covid-19 vaccines, with a stunningly high rate of protection. Then the pandemic hit, and Moderna, at first reluctantly, became a central player in a global drama-a David to Big Pharma's Goliaths-turning its technology toward breaking the global grip of the terrible disease. Investors were getting antsy, or worse, skeptical. And despite ten years of work, the company was still years away from delivering its first product. There were reports of a toxic work culture. Yes, there was the promise of its disruptive innovation that could transform medicine by using something called messenger RNA, one of the body's building blocks of life, to combat disease. At the start of 2020, Moderna was a biotech unicorn with dim prospects. The inside story of an unprecedented feat of science and business. Below are the available bulk discount rates for each individual item when you purchase a certain amountĪuthor: Peter Loftus Best Seller: FALSE Classic: FALSE Copyright Perm Flag: FALSE Educator Message Flag: FALSE Exclusive: FALSE Format Type Filter: Hardcover/Hardcopy Format Type Filter: Ebook Industry: Healthcare sector Industry: Pharmaceutical industry Pages: 320 Primary Category: Press Book Publish Date: JPublish Date Range: Last 6 months Related Topics: Health and behavioral science Related Topics: R&D Related Topics: Product development Related Topics: Crisis management Related Topics: Leadership and managing people Related Topics: Innovation Related Topics: Venture capital Related Topics: Covid Special Value: FALSE Subcategory: Innovation & Entrepreneurship Subject: Innovation & Entrepreneurship SubjectList: Health and behavioral science,R&D,Product development,Crisis management,Leadership and managing people,Innovation,Venture capital,Covid Item: # 10549 Industry: Healthcare sector Industry: Pharmaceutical industry Pages: 320 Publication Date: July 26, 2022
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