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It is pointed out that the initial, speculative, phase of new product chemical research to a large extent consists of a search amongst a large number of formulations for potential new products. A probabilistic model of this process is described. The use of this model to suggest appropriate allocations of effort to individual projects, and a reasonable over‐all spread of risk, is discussed and illustrated.
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John Gittins (1973) studied this question.
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