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Taking a new approach to tackle neurodegenerative diseases

Drug Discovery World

New York-based Oligomerix is an emerging clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing disease-modifying therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases characterised by aberrant tau protein ranging from rare tauopathies such as progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) to Alzheimer’s disease (AD).

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Target-directed cancer: protein-ligand interactions  

Drug Target Review

I work in the Centre for Cancer Drug Discovery (CCDD) at The Institute of Cancer Research in London, which is an academic drug discovery centre. The mission of the CCDD is to discover novel small-molecule therapeutics for the treatment of cancer and progress them to hypothesis testing phase 1 clinical trials.

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What to expect from drug discovery and development in 2023

Drug Discovery World

“Virtual trials, including at-home check-ups, remote monitoring and assessments and direct-to-patient drug distribution, are just some of the ways in which R&D leaders can decentralise the clinical trial process to cut drug development timelines.