Drug development: A quest against all odds | Gerasimos Rassias | TEDxUPatras

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An exceptional Chemistry scientist Gerry Rassias explains step by step the creation of a drug. The keys on the research, the approval process and how the market responds to every each of those drugs. How people react in front of someone who gives them hope during a critical health situation and what should they be aware of. Gerry Rassias as a Science on the field of Chemistry with years of studies on drugs and their creation talks about everything we should know about drugs.

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