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In the fields of medicine, biotechnology and pharmacology, drug discovery is the process by which new candidate medications are discovered.
2 December 2014 | By BioVersys and Enamine
Enamine Ltd. and BioVersys AG announced the extension of their drug discovery collaboration for the 4th consecutive year...
2 December 2014 | By The International College of Neuropsychopharmacology
The International College of Neuropsychopharmacology (CINP) has published a paper in Nature Reviews Drug Discovery on how global governments must act to address the dearth of new drugs for central nervous system (CNS) diseases...
24 November 2014 | By MRC Technology / Yabao Pharmaceuticals
MRC Technology and Yabao Pharmaceutical Co, Inc. today announced an exclusive license agreement to discover, develop and commercialise innovative compounds targeting a specific kinase involved in neurodegeneration, with the aim of developing novel therapeutics for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease...
21 November 2014 | By The Institute of Cancer Research
Professor Paul Workman sets out his vision for cancer drug discovery as he is appointed Chief Executive of The Institute of Cancer Research, London
11 November 2014 | By Daiichi Sankyo Company
Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited announced that it has selected research partners for its 2014 TaNeDS (Take a New challenge for Drug diScovery) collaborative drug discovery project...
7 November 2014 | By Felicitex Therapeutics and Selvita
Felicitex Therapeutics and Selvita have announced that they have entered into a strategic collaboration to develop breakthrough personalized cancer therapeutics for some of the deadliest and most resistant cancers, such as pancreatic, colon, ovarian, lung and hematopoietic tumors...
24 October 2014 | By The Institute of Cancer Research, London
Leading expert calls for major changes to restock pipeline with innovative cancer treatments...
21 October 2014 | By Calixar
Aston University (Birmingham - UK) and Calixar SAS (Lyon-France) have concluded a new research agreement through the “BBSRC Industrial CASE Studentship Competition 2013” framework...
15 October 2014 | By Domainex
Domainex Ltd. and Auspherix Pty Ltd announced a collaboration that will progress Auspherix’s novel anti-infective drug discovery programme towards the nomination of a clinical candidate...
Neutrons, electrically neutral particles found within the nucleus of the atom, are coming into their own in the exploration of new ways to get drugs to their targets. Neutron techniques are being used to investigate innovative new approaches to drug delivery that could increase the effectiveness of treatments, improve the…
Macrocyclic compounds (see Figure 1) have fascinated medicinal chemists for generations. The first ones which have been characterised are the naturally occurring cyclodextrins (CDs), cyclic oligomers of glucose, which can be obtained by bacterial synthesis from starch. Calixarenes (CXs) were among the first man-made macrocycles, followed by crown ethers (Pedersen,…
8 October 2014 | By The Wellcome Trust, The Institute of Cancer Research & Merck Serono
Merck Serono, The Institute of Cancer Research, and the Wellcome Trust, London, have announced a co-development and license agreement building on two independent research programs at both the ICR and Merck Serono to identify inhibitors of tankyrase, an enzyme of the poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase family...
The use of monoclonal antibodies and antibody-based molecules as therapeutics to treat patients suffering with severe disease has become a major success story. Due to the exquisite specificity with which they interact with their antigen and the fact that their large binding surface can intervene at sites and targets not…
3 October 2014 | By OBN
OBN revealed last night the winners of its Annual Awards celebrating the best of UK life sciences – the innovators, fundraisers and dealmakers who underline the pre-eminence of the UK sector in the global marketplace...
3 October 2014 | By GTCbio
From 7-10 October 2014, GTCbio will proudly present its Drug Discovery Week Europe event in the beautiful city of Dublin, Ireland...
