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Considering the use of animal models in drug development

Drug Discovery World

Animal models (AMs) have generally been seen as useful for drug development and biomedical research for many years. They are assumed to closely mimic human disease progression and act as a good testing ground for toxicology studies and pharmacokinetics 1. Drugs developed in animals often fail in human studies.

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What recent paediatric guidelines mean for drug developers 

Drug Discovery World

Justin Hay , Senior Director, Amy Cheung Senior Director of Integrated Drug Development, and Patrick Loebs Director, at Certara, examine recent changes in paediatric guidelines and how they affect drug development projects. PIPs are mandatory for applicants seeking marketing authorisation for new medicines in the EU.

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De-risking drug discovery with predictive AI

Broad Institute

Srijit Seal, a visiting scholar at the Carpenter-Singh Lab in the Broad's Imaging Platform , trained multiple predictive machine learning models to identify chemical and structural drug features likely to cause toxic effects in humans. Pharmacokinetic modeling is difficult, time-consuming, and requires expensive instruments and software.

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Immunotherapy for solid tumours progresses to human trials

Drug Discovery World

The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has granted HTL0039732 an Innovation Passport, the first step in its Innovative and Licensing Access Pathway (ILAP), which aims to improve patient access to new medicines by reducing the time to market.

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Why are Post-Approval Pregnancy Studies Post-Marking Requirements Rather Than Post-Marketing Commitments?

FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

To better understand FDA’s approach in classifying postmarketing pregnancy studies as PMRs or PMCs, we reviewed all postmarketing requirements (PMRs) and postmarketing commitments (PMCs) related to maternal and fetal outcomes in FDA’s PMR/PMC database for drugs approved in the ten-year period from January 2014 through December 2023.

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Preparing the next generation of drug discovery scientists

Drug Discovery World

The new Clinical Pharmacology degree was launched in 2019 by Professors Emma Baker and Iain Greenwood and aims to take a holistic view of the development of drugs and create graduates that will stand out in the job market. Pharmacokinetics: How the body handles drugs.

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Highs and lows of drug repurposing 

Drug Discovery World

A report by the medical charity LifeArc 1 puts the timeframe for a therapy brought to market through repurposing methods at anywhere from one to three years. This is a stark contrast to the often decade-long projects that pharmaceutical companies undertake to bring a drug to market.