Edward D. Zanders

2011

Demystifying the Jargon

Jargon, according to the Concise Oxford Dictionary, can either mean unintelligible words, or gibberish, barbarous or debased language, or else a mode of speech only familiar to a group or profession. Anyone trying to approach the drug discovery industry from the outside might have some sympathy with all of these definitions, particularly if required to deal with industry insiders on a professional basis.