Moonshot : inside Pfizer's nine-month race to make the impossible possible

Bourla, Albert (author.). Carter, Jimmy, 1924- (Added Author).

Summary: "The exclusive, first-hand, behind-the-scenes story of how Pfizer raced to create the first Covid-19 vaccine, told by Pfizer's Chairman and CEO Dr. Albert Bourla. A riveting, fast-paced, inside look at one of the most incredible private sector achievements in history, Moonshot recounts the intensive nine months in 2020 when the scientists at Pfizer, under the visionary leadership of Dr. Albert Bourla, made “the impossible possible” -- creating, testing, and manufacturing a safe and effective Covid-19 vaccine that previously would have taken years to develop. Dr. Bourla chronicles how the brilliant, dedicated minds at Pfizer, under the enormous strains of the global pandemic, overcame a series of crises that were compounded by social and political unrest, and reveals the doubts, decisions, obstacles, and failures they encountered. As Dr. Bourla makes clear, Pfizer's success wasn't due to luck; it was because of preparation driven by four simple values -- Courage, Excellence, Equity, and Joy."--

Record details

ISBN: 9780063210790
Physical Description: xix, 216 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cm
regular print
print
Edition: First edition
Publisher: New York, New York : Harper Business, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2022]
Copyright: ©2022

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-214).
Formatted Contents Note:	Forword /by President Jimmy Carter -- Preface. Luck never comes to the unprepared -- Business NOT as usual -- What is obvious is not always right -- Thinking big makes the impossible possible -- Lightspeed -- The ultimate joy -- Past, present, future -- Manufacturing, the second miracle -- Equity: easier said that done -- Navigating a political minefield -- A beacon of hope -- The science of trust -- A pro-patient, pro-innovaton agenda -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgements -- Appendix: Albert Bourla's "We stand with science" open letter to Congress.
Awards Note:	Genesis Prize Laureate, 2022.