There's A Pharma Waiting In The Sky: Lilly In Space
Executive Summary
NASA's orbiting laboratory on the International Space Station has allowed researchers from drug manufacturers like Eli Lilly & Co. to find solutions in space to certain obstacles they've struggled with on Earth, potentially helping the firms get their investigational medicines to the marketplace sooner.
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