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How structural biology is informing vaccine design

Drug Discovery World

Reece Armstrong speaks to Melanie Adams-Cioaba , Senior Director and General Manager of pharma (cryo-EM), Thermo Fisher Scientific about advances in vaccine design. Using structural biology as central to vaccine design and development, and to drug discovery more generally, is what we mean by “rational design.”

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Junk DNA: How the dark genome is changing RNA therapies

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The whole world realised the power of RNA when the Covid-19 pandemic brought us the first mRNA-based vaccines. Over the next two decades, it is quite possible that most new drugs approved could be based on some form of RNA, whether it be through its delivery or targeting the molecule itself.

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The challenges and trends of cell & gene therapies 

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DDW Editor Reece Armstrong looks at the cell and gene therapy landscape, examining the challenges facing developers and the trends we can expect to see throughout the year. . There’s no doubt that cell and gene therapies present some of the most exciting opportunities for emerging drugs. billion, compared to $19.9 Cancer is king .

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Using AI to design RNA-based medicines

Drug Discovery World

As tech experts call for improved regulation and a halt to the development of AI, we take a look at how one company, Atomic AI, is using it to develop RNA-targeting treatments for a range of diseases. This can potentially make ‘undruggable diseases’ become ‘druggable’.”

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This week in drug discovery (14-18 August)  

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My chosen news stories this week all discuss pre-clinical research studies that could have a huge impact on our therapeutic approach to several hard-to-treat diseases, helping to overcome drug-resistance and make treatments more targeted in the future. News round-up for 14-18 August by DDW Digital Content Editor Diana Spencer.

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Navigating the Challenges in Clinical Research for Hepatitis C Therapies

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Pathophysiological evidence links HCV infections to the risk of liver diseases such as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and liver cirrhosis. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved and recommended dozens of small-molecule drugs. Patients at advanced stages of liver disease can still be treated.

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Turning science into business: Merging AI and RNA

Drug Discovery World

RT : A key challenge that has emerged is targeting a known RNA transcript associated with an “undruggable disease” with no knowledge of where to start on the transcript, more specifically, which parts of the transcript are even targetable through various therapeutic modalities. By Is there anything currently in the pipeline?

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