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Altasciences Completes Expansion of New State-Of-The-Art Laboratory in Columbia, Missouri

Alta Sciences

About Altasciences Altasciences is an integrated drug development solution company offering pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies a proven, flexible approach to preclinical and clinical pharmacology studies , including formulation, manufacturing, and analytical services.

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Inside The Altascientist Issue 41: Immunomodulation Assessments for Clinical Trials–Sophisticated Bioanalytical Approaches to Support Complex Modalities

Alta Sciences

The growing understanding of the immune system's role in various diseases, along with advancements in drug development, have led to a natural evolution from traditional vaccines, small molecules , and cytokines , to increased targeted biologics and innovative approaches in gene therapy and vaccines.

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Separating the Hype from the Hyperbole Surrounding FDORA’s Alternatives to Animal Testing under the FD&C Act

FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

While this hype may be warranted in some respects—a 60-year old legal provision has now been amended to acknowledge that the science of drug development is advancing—the change is mostly symbolic and is likely to take many years before we see it have a measurable impact. FDORA § 3209(a)(2).

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Exploring alternatives to animal testing in drug discovery

Drug Target Review

History behind animal testing In December 2022, the US Government approved the ground-breaking US Food and Drug Association (FDA) Modernization Act 2.0, 3 The first act was approved in 1938 in response to a drug — elixir sulphanilamide — that caused 105 deaths after researchers failed to test the antibiotic before release.

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Assays for the Future of Drug Discovery

PerkinElmer

Successful researchers and companies master and use different technologies, making sure the interpretation of data does not suffer experimental or analytical bias and leads to better success rates and higher profitability for drug developers. By assessing residence time, failure further down the drug discovery workflow can be avoided.

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Accelerating Drug Discovery Through Repurposing

DrugBank

The pharmaceutical industry grapples with the persistent challenge of high attrition rates and escalating costs inherent in drug development. Key techniques include high-throughput screening (HTS), cell-based assays, and animal models.

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

Elrig

Co-Chair: Millie Fox Co-Chair: Millie Fox Senior Drug Discovery Scientist, AstraZeneca Millie graduated from the University of Sussex with a Biochemistry degree in 2016, which included an industrial placement year at GSK, Stevenage.