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A powerful new method for finding drug candidates

15 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer

Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have developed a powerful new method for finding drug candidates that bind to specific proteins...

GlobalData analyses the Zika virus vaccine race

15 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer

The development of a vaccine against the Zika virus should be viewed in the context of tackling all mosquito-borne diseases, according to GlobalData...

GBI Research identifies first-in-class as panacea for pharma companies

14 June 2016 | By Mandy Parrett, Editorial Assistant

In the face of the enormous costs involved in bringing a drug to market, pharmaceutical companies are increasingly aiming to develop first-in-class treatments to maximise return on this heavy burden, notes intelligence provider, GBI Research.

Possible new target for psoriasis identified

13 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer

A small protein in the skin called Rac1 appears to link well-known environmental triggers of the disease with a genetic predisposition to the condition...