Research and Development in the Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industry

Bamfield, Peter

3. Edition August 2006
XII, 277 Pages, Hardcover
59 Pictures
20 tables
Practical Approach Book

ISBN: 978-3-527-31775-2

Wiley-VCH, Weinheim

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This revised and updated third edition takes into account global developments and recent changes in regulatory affairs, teaching the vital managerial aspects of scientific jobs in industry, thus providing a deep and detailed insight into the intricacies of managing research.

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A guide for younger R&D chemists as to how they can quickly evolve skills built around three factors -- people, knowledge and time. It covers the management of scientific personnel, management within a variety of R & D organizational structures, creating a climate of innovation, the management of projects including the time management and communication aspects of the job. As such, it teaches the vital managerial aspects of scientific jobs in industry, which are not taught at university, providing a deep and detailed insight into the intricacies of managing research.
The text is divided neatly into four sections:
* Harnessing the Human Resource
* Organising for an Innovative Environment
* Creativity and Innovation
* Project Management of Innovation
The author, Peter Bamfield, is now working as a consultant. Due to his long experience in the chemical industry, he was elected President of the Royal Society of Chemistry's Industrial Affairs Division, and thus has a profound first-hand view of staff, companies and organizations in and around the industry.
This third edition has been revised and updated to take into account global developments and recent changes in regulatory affairs.

From the Contents:
Introduction

Section A: Harnessing the Human Resource
Building the Scientific Skills Base of the Group
Developing the People who form the Skills Base
The R&D Team Manager

Section B: Organising for an Innovative Environment
The Structural Components of an R&D Organization
The Provision of the Appropriate Support
A financially Sound, Healthy, Safe and Quality Environment

Section C: Creativity and Innovation
Creativity and the Nurturing of Information
The Protection of Intellectual Property
The Exploitation of Opportunities

Section D: Project Management of Innovation
The Selection and Evaluation of R & D Targets
The Innovation Chain
The Project Management Skills

'The nuts and the bolts of R&D management in the chemical industry in a sound book and a very practical primer' (Chemistry & Industry)

Peter Bamfield acts an independent consultant on both colour chemistry and the management of R&D. After obtaining his PhD from the University of Nottingham in 1966, he spent the rest of his career with ICI and Zeneca (now AstraZeneca), before retiring as R&D Manager for the Colours Business in 1993. He was the editor of "Fine Chemicals for the Electronics Industry" (RSC-1986) and the sole author of "Chromic Phenomena; technological applications of colour chemistry" (RSC-2001) and "Research and Development in the Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industry" (Wiley-VCH 1996 and 2003). He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and Member of the Society of Dyers and Colourists.

P. Bamfield, Industry Consultant, Pennarth, UK