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Europe: Where is the drug discovery innovation?

Drug Discovery World

Even before this, however, Amsterdam was established as an important centre for drug development. The company is now investigating a promising gene therapy for Huntingdon’s disease in a Phase I/II trial, with patients already showing signs of preserved neurological function. The CDD will sponsor and manage KWF-supported trials.

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Key industry partnerships advancing drug discovery

Drug Discovery World

Makoto Inoue, President and Representative Director of Otsuka Pharmaceutical commented: “Otsuka is committed to the development of drugs for rare diseases such as autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). His research focuses on immunotherapies for patients with breast cancer.

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Tackling pain and mental health with plant-based medicines

Drug Discovery World

RA: What advantages does a plant-based approach bring to drug development? These confounding factors limit the opportunity for big pharma, especially considering the poor access to the complex small molecule pharmacophores known to have a link to the target disease and from which drug discovery programmes can be rolled out.

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What is the largest CRO in the US?

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Leading Global CROs To advance new therapies, pharma, biotech, and medical device sponsors engage CROs to help navigate the complex landscape of drug development and regulatory pathways and to manage clinical trials efficiently, ethically, and in compliance with good clinical practice ( GCP ) standards. from 2024 to reach US$129.8

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The future outlook for mRNA therapies

Drug Discovery World

Messenger RNA (mRNA) has come into focus within the drug discovery and development as an exciting tool to deliver genetic information. Whilst research into mRNA has been ongoing for decade, interest has sparked in recent years and research has begun to expand into areas of vaccinology, infectious diseases and other indications.

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AI At The Frontier: Empowering Early Career Professionals In Drug Discovery

Elrig

Joining Isomorphic Labs in October 2024, I’m thrilled to be part of their mission to revolutionize DD through AI/ML. Jasmine has a background in neuroscience and genetic manipulation, with early works focused on using a combined structural and molecular biology approach to assess disease-associated proteins implicated in Alzheimer’s disease.

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The role of anti-viral drug development in a new pandemic era

Drug Target Review

Rising demand for animal protein has led to more factory farming, increasing the likelihood that diseases can spread among these animals then into humans. 5 Furthermore, ever larger numbers of humans are living in cities or travelling across borders, increasing the risk of diseases being transmitted person-to-person over a long range.