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Meet the Researcher: Dr Joanne Taylor

Drug Discovery World

JT: We are developing novel small molecule, disease-modifying, allosteric regulators to treat serious diseases such as Parkinson’s disease and other dementias. Gain’s lead drug candidate GT-02287 is a best-in-class small molecule for the treatment of GBA-Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases.

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Study finds dual receptor beta-agonist promotes healthy weight loss

Drug Discovery World

A new research paper has validated the mechanism of action of the Atrogi’s first-in-class, small molecule, ATR-127, in combating obesity and metabolic complications. Unlike existing anti-obesity therapies that compromise lean muscle mass, ATR-127 induces significant weight loss while preserving crucial lean body mass.

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Unlocking Undruggable Targets: Shifting Paradigms in Modern Drug Discovery

DrugBank

One approach is to look beyond the traditional drug molecule. Researchers are experimenting with biologics—larger biological molecules that can do things small molecules can't, like targeting larger, more complex structures on cell surfaces or even inside cells.

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Sosei Heptares and Biohaven Enter Global Collaboration and License Agreement to Advance Novel Small-Molecule CGRP Antagonist Portfolio

The Pharma Data

Biohaven acquires exclusive global rights to a portfolio of novel, small-molecule CGRP antagonists. We look forward to working on this new collaboration with Biohaven, a world leader in the clinical development of CGRP-targeted therapies.” TOKYO and CAMBRIDGE, England , Dec. Vlad Coric , M.D.,

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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. His research focuses on immunotherapies for patients with breast cancer.

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Navigating the Challenges in Clinical Research for Hepatitis C Therapies

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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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Looking ahead to AACR  

Drug Discovery World

from Fabien Vincent, Pfizer, Groton, US High content phenotypic and pathway profiling identifies novel drug mechanisms-of-action tailored towards cancers of unmet need by Neil Carragher, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK Functional genomics as an enabling tool for phenotypic screening by Matthew Garnett Chemistry to the Clinic: Part 1-3: (..)