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In vivo preclinical models for immune-mediated inflammatory disease drug development

Crown Bioscience

In this blog we will explore immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) —which represent a diverse group of conditions characterized by an excessive and/or inappropriate immune response.

Disease 52
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Unlocking Undruggable Targets: Shifting Paradigms in Modern Drug Discovery

DrugBank

The binding pockets on KRAS are shallow and polar , not ideal for the kinds of interactions needed for strong, effective drug binding. In fact, it's one of the most exciting areas in drug research today. One approach is to look beyond the traditional drug molecule.

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AI in gene delivery vector discovery and design

Drug Target Review

Alipogene tiparvovec and voretigene neparvovec-rzyl, two recombinant AAV-based gene therapy products, were approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to treat lipoprotein lipase deficiency in 2012 2 and by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat inherited retinal dystrophy in 2017, respectively.

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ACTIV Update: Making Major Strides in COVID-19 Therapeutic Development

NIH Director's Blog: Drug Development

ACTIV was founded last April to accelerate drug research that typically requires more than a decade of clinical ups and downs to develop a safe, effective therapy. They are called immune modulators because they help to minimize the effects of an overactive immune response in some COVID-19 patients.