2026: the year AI stops being optional in drug discovery
AI is moving from a supporting role into the core of drug discovery. By 2026, it is expected to shape how targets are chosen, how biology is analysed and how development decisions are made.
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AI is moving from a supporting role into the core of drug discovery. By 2026, it is expected to shape how targets are chosen, how biology is analysed and how development decisions are made.
Researchers have developed new innovative fluorescent labels that allow scientists to observe cellular processes with unprecedented clarity – offering a powerful tool for medicine, drug research and cell biology.
Researchers have shown that applying magnetic forces to lab-grown human heart organoids enhances their maturation and vascular development, offering a more realistic model of early heart formation and the possibility of future cardiac therapies.
A new study suggests that a low-cost form of non-invasive prenatal screening could help clinicians identify pregnant women at highest risk of transmitting cytomegalovirus to their babies.
Headlamp Health has launched Lumos AI®, a new decision-support platform designed to bring greater precision to neuroscience drug development.
Polysaccharide-based microneedles are emerging as a dual-action platform for cancer immunotherapy, delivering anti-cancer drugs directly to the skin while actively modulating the immune system.
Scientists have developed a new artificial intelligence tool that can identify harmful genetic mutations and predict the types of diseases they are likely to cause, offering faster diagnosis and new opportunities for drug discovery.
Progress in preclinical models and biomarker science is improving early-stage obesity drug development. This article outlines the emerging targets and technologies behind this shift.
Researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi have developed a cheap, paper-based platform that allows tumour models to be grown, frozen and stored for future cancer drug testing – called Spheromatrix.
Vortex Liquid Biopsy Solutions has launched a new clinical study with The Doctors Laboratory to assess how its live-cell liquid biopsy technology could change cancer monitoring and treatment.
A preclinical study led by VHIO reveals that the MYC inhibitor Omomyc enhances the effectiveness of PARP inhibitors, offering a potential new treatment strategy for patients with drug-resistant triple-negative breast cancer.
A new collaboration between Crown Bioscience and Medicines Discovery Catapult is bringing advanced tumour models together with world-class imaging and radiochemistry to accelerate the development of next-generation radiopharmaceuticals.
Every great leap in history started with a single, urgent need. Now AI is emerging as the next great engine of invention, transforming the future of medicine faster than ever imagined.
Find out how a three-dimensional view of the genome is giving scientists a clearer picture of disease biology and revealing new opportunities for targeted therapies.
Tasca Therapeutics is using chemical proteomics to map lipid-binding pockets on proteins. By targeting auto-palmitoylation, the company aims to turn previously undruggable cancer drivers into viable therapeutic targets.