We report on the molecules, and on who gets the credit.

The Pharma Index is a magazine of scientific culture. Plenty of publications report what was discovered. We also ask who made the discovery possible, who was recognized for it, what the science means and how it changes the way people live.

Three rules

1. Rigorous, and not deferential.

   Nobel laureates, prestigious universities and major companies can all be questioned. The evidence decides.

2. Scientists are interesting people.

   We write about their disagreements, failures, influences, personalities and overlooked contributions.

3. A point of view, without manufactured controversy.

   An edgy headline has to introduce a defensible argument. It never exaggerates the evidence underneath it.

Sections

• MatterProtein folding, structural biology, molecular evolution, biophysics, peptides, antibodies and computational protein design.
• CulturePeptide culture, biohacking, longevity, bodybuilding, GLP-1 medications, wellness trends and how biomedical science changes human behavior.
• PeopleBrilliant, overlooked, controversial and influential scientists. Rivalries, intellectual lineages, mentorship and the history behind major breakthroughs.
• OpinionCritical essays on Nobel Prizes, scientific prestige, research funding, peer review, academic incentives, reproducibility and how credit gets distributed.
• FrontierEmerging biotechnology, unusual drug-discovery approaches, protein engineering, AI-driven science, experimental therapeutics and the labs worth following.
• NotesBrief observations, interesting papers, forgotten experiments, unexpected findings and provocative questions.
• WatchThe Signal, interviews and longer scientific documentaries.