In Pursuit of Unicorns: A Journey through 50 Years of Biotechnology, Updated Edition [Paperback]

“Unicorns is a new bible for the history of the biotechnology industry. In addition to a remarkable survey of the many biotech stories over the years, Harris also provides important perspective on all the needed elements to build great companies and deliver disruptive innovation to patients.”

--John Maraganore, CEO and Principal, JMM Innovations, LLC; Founding CEO, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals

Biotechnology is now the science that defines the 21st century. This is book is a captivating memoir of biotech’s birth and maturation, by an accomplished scientist who became a successful biotech business executive. Tim Harris combines tales of scientific successes and failures with his personal story of ambition, challenge, and discovery. From the pioneering early days of gene cloning and monoclonal antibodies to current cutting-edge advances in cell therapy, gene editing, and personalized medicine, Harris provides a candid insider’s view of biotech’s remarkable evolution and its profound impact on health care. His story is rich in detail about the struggles and triumphs that played out in corporate laboratories and boardrooms and the often colorful personalities involved. Blending science, business, and ethics, Harris reflects on the complexities that come with rapid technological progress and the responsibilities of scientists in shaping the future.USDr. Tim Harris is a molecular biologist and biochemist. He started work in the biotech industry almost at its inception. He began his career in 1974, working on animal viruses, and was one of the first scientists to join the U.K. biotech company Celltech in 1981. Subsequently he spent nearly five years at Glaxo Group Research (now GSK) in the United Kingdom as Director of Biotechnology. Tim has founded several biotech companies since moving to the United States in 1993 to be head of R&D at Sequana Therapeutics, a genomics compl“o