Drug Target Review

JULY 6, 2023

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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DrugBank

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

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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Elrig

APRIL 29, 2024

Inspired by her time at GSK, Millie pursued a PhD at the University of Cambridge investigating the signalling pathways that drive cancer cell growth using in-vitro cell based assays and biochemical analysis. Driven by an interest in drug discovery Millie joined AstraZeneca after completion of her PhD at the end of 2020.

Bioinformatics 59

Bioinformatics Drugs Molecular Biology Cell Based Assays 59

Agency IQ

APRIL 12, 2024

For example, in describing how potency should be demonstrated for CGT products, the 2011 guidance simply stated that potency for gene therapy products is derived from “at least two biological activities for its potency: the ability to transfer a genetic sequence to a cell; and the biological effect of the expressed genetic sequence.”

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