One in a 1,000 shot? R. Jason Herr will take it

R. Jason Herr says Allegra brought him to Albany. The drug, used to relieve allergy symptoms, was developed at AMRI in the early 1990s. The profits led then-CEO Thomas D’Ambra to start recruiting new chemists and biologists to come up with the next breakthrough. D’Ambra’s pitch: Come to AMRI to create the next blockbuster drug — and have the freedom to do independent research on the side. Two decades later, Herr is still in Albany doing both. “If it wasn’t for the company [D’Ambra]…
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