- Tuesday 28 September 2004
- 6.00pm - 7.30pm
- Lecturers: Dr Viviane Quirke
Little is known about the true impact of or on British industrial research after the Second World War, and even less about its impact on pharmaceutical research. Dr Quirke has attempted to fill this gap, by studying the application of statistical methods to pharmaceutical R&D at ICI, ca 1950-1980. These methods were developed first within the Statistical Research Section of the Biological Group, which in 1971 became the Physical Methods Section of the Scientific Services Group. They were applied to a variety of problems, which changed as the company's capability in the pharmaceutical field expanded. The methods themselves also changed with the increasing use of computers, and together these were to play an important role in the development of a rational approach to drug design at ICI.
This event is part of our RiCHST (Ri Centre for the History of Science and Technology) series and is open to everyone. Tickets are free and there is no need to book, so please just turn up on the night. For further information please contact Dr Frank James at fjames@ri.ac.uk or call 020 7409 2992.