Organic Chemistry - Education and Industry

Organic chemistry is a discipline impacting every aspect of society. Examples are prevalent in the pharmaceutical and food industries, fossil and synthetic fuels, plastics, paints and textiles - to name a few. Furthermore, organic chemistry is required coursework for numerous undergraduate programs. Through this blog, ideas focused on education, industry and general organic chemistry will be discussed.

Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Making America Healthy Again?

For those of you who know me, I rarely post opinions that may create political discourse. I value the diversity of perspectives from my ...

Friday, April 6, 2018

Data Exchange and Confidentiality Between CROs and Sponsors

Data exchange is a part of the much broader issue of confidentiality when contracting R&D services. In reality, regardless of the geog...

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

How to forge a successful strategic partnership with a CRO company to reach your company’s goals

Today’s globalized pharmaceutical industry presents many opportunities for diversifying risk in manufacturing. Part of this diversificatio...

Thursday, November 27, 2014

GLOBAL STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS IN DRUG DEVELOPMENT

An evening drug development seminar and wine tasting event. Daniel Levy will present a seminar on "Outsourcing in the Pharma Industry: ...

Sunday, August 3, 2014

Strategies for Successful Transition from Full-Time to Project-Based Employment

San Francisco American Chemical Society Meeting Tuesday, August 12, 2014 DIVISION: SCHB: Division of Small Chemical Businesses SESSION: T...

Successful Chemistry Outsourcing for Today's Startup Companies

San Francisco American Chemical Society Meeting Tuesday, August 12, 2014 DIVISION: SCHB: Division of Small Chemical Businesses SESSION: St...

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Chemistry Skills for Drug Discovery

I recently came across the article summarized below. The full PDF can be downloaded here . Chemistry skills for drug discovery 11 Ap...

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About Me

Daniel E. Levy: is an organic/medicinal chemist dedicated to improving the quality of patients' lives by contributing to the discovery and development of new therapeutic agents. Having received degrees from UC Berkeley (BS) MIT (PhD), Dr. Levy pursued treatments for inflammation, cancer and cardiovascular diseases. He held positions at Glycomed, COR Therapeutics, Scios and Intradigm. He also founded DEL Biopharma LLC – a consulting firm providing R&D support to pharma companies. In 1995, Dr. Levy coauthored with Dr. Cho Tang "The Chemistry of C-Glycosides" and later collaborated with Dr. Peter Fugedi in the development of short courses covering aspects of organic and carbohydrate chemistry. In 2005, Dr. Levy coedited with Dr. Fugedi "The Organic Chemistry of Sugars." Through his studies, Dr. Levy noticed that many organic chemistry students rely on memorization of the vast number of reactions taught in introductory courses. This motivated him to write "Arrow Pushing in Organic Chemisty: An Easy Approach to Understanding Reaction Mechanisms" – a book teaching strategies to minimize memorization and increase understanding. The 2nd edition, with new and expanded chapters, was published in 2017.

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