Drug development is ethically challenging. Science can run out of control, and it can be misused. Ethics must keep pace with natural science.

Focus on medical need can resolve the antagonism between business and altruism. As long as the search for profit does not get out of hand, the road to success remains open.

The joint undertaking of multiple contributors, including the patients who participate in clinical trials, is rewarded with therapeutic progress and return on investment.

Success in developing a drug can never be guaranteed, but much can be done to
increase its likelihood. The large room to be filled with knowledge and understanding is what makes drug development so fascinating.

The global innovation machine is humming. Science is confident that one day even the most challenging diseases can be treated. The chance is there if mankind works together, beats swords into ploughshares, and contains the risks associated with technological progress.