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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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Turning science into business: An optimised alternative to antibodies

Drug Discovery World

As life science operates globally, the vision for the business was always to bring aptamers as an antibody alternative to researchers worldwide. What advice would you offer to similar start-ups?    AT: Integral to Aptamer Group’s offering is an in-depth understanding of molecular science.

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Unlocking Undruggable Targets: Shifting Paradigms in Modern Drug Discovery

DrugBank

This method was more about serendipity than science. But as molecular biology has advanced, so too has our approach to finding new drugs. Today, we're able to identify and target specific molecules involved in disease processes—a method that's much more like using a sniper rifle than throwing darts blindfolded.

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Optibrium acquires BioPharmics

Drug Discovery World

BioPharmics’ CEO, Dr Ajay Jain, and Director of Applied Science, Dr Ann Cleves, will join the Optibrium team, respectively focusing on R&D and Application Science in the newly-created BioPharmics Division. AI drug discovery company Optibrium has acquired 3D drug design specialist BioPharmics.

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Sosei Heptares’ COVID-19 Program Identifies Potent Broad Spectrum Anti-Viral Small Molecules for Further Development

The Pharma Data

The Company is also aiming to leverage the highly conserved structure of the SARS-CoV-2 M pro protease as a basis for the design of novel oral small molecules against predicted future variants of SARS-CoV-2 and other related human viruses. Zhang, et al, Science (2020) DOI: 10.1126/science.abb3405. References. Hilgenfeld, Febs J.

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Key industry partnerships advancing drug discovery

Drug Discovery World

Anagenex and Nimbus Therapeutics Anagenex and Nimbus Therapeutics have initiated a research collaboration to discover small molecule drugs for multiple challenging targets. Peter Tummino, Nimbus’ Chief Scientific Officer, said: “At Nimbus, we have prioritised important but difficult-to-drug targets across multiple therapy areas.

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Using AI to design RNA-based medicines

Drug Discovery World

By bridging the gap and bringing world-leading AI researchers into the life sciences, we have the opportunity to create safer and more effective therapeutics for a broad range of diseases.”

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