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Unlocking Undruggable Targets: Shifting Paradigms in Modern Drug Discovery

DrugBank

Its structure makes it incredibly difficult for drugs to bind effectively, which has stymied drug development for decades. The binding pockets on KRAS are shallow and polar , not ideal for the kinds of interactions needed for strong, effective drug binding. One approach is to look beyond the traditional drug molecule.

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Key industry partnerships advancing drug discovery

Drug Discovery World

Otsuka Pharmaceutical and Ionis Pharmaceuticals Otsuka Pharmaceutical and RNA therapy company Ionis have entered into a licence agreement for Otsuka to acquire exclusive marketing rights to Ionis’ hereditary angioedema (HAE) drug candidate donidalorsen in Europe.

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Looking ahead to AACR  

Drug Discovery World

These topics will be represented across a range of session types, including methods workshops, minisymposia, poster and plenary sessions, as well as keynotes, awards and lectures.

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Where is the drug discovery expertise happening in the UK?

Drug Discovery World

A company within this ecosystem is STORM Therapeutics, a clinical stage biotechnology company creating novel small molecule therapies that inhibit RNA modifying enzymes (RME) for use in oncology and other diseases. billion in funding.

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Navigating the Challenges in Clinical Research for Hepatitis C Therapies

Vial

In the decades since its identification in 1989, advances in clinical research for new Hepatitis C therapies and the introduction of direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) have led to viral eradication in more than 98% of patients, resulting in HCV crossing from manageable to being the first curable , chronic viral infection.

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The power of combinations in blood cancers

Drug Target Review

2 It is this complexity that necessitates powerful, targeted combination therapies. To bring us closer to curing cancer, a combination of effective drugs with non-overlapping mechanisms of action is required. To bring us closer to curing cancer, a combination of effective drugs with non-overlapping mechanisms of action is required.

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Turning science into business: Merging AI and RNA

Drug Discovery World

For founders planning to launch their start-ups, specifically drug developers, there needs to be sound, foundational science with promising data that will enable you to push further down the drug discovery pipeline. Do you have any therapeutic targets in mind for your first small molecule drug candidate?

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