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Assay for reading six molecular pathways simultaneously developed
Researchers have developed a luciferase assay that can be used to monitor the effects of treatments on six different molecular targets at once.
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Screening
Medical screening is a strategy used to identify the possible presence of an as-yet-undiagnosed disease in individuals without signs or symptoms.
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Transitioning novel peptide hits into lead compounds
Unlike synthetic compound libraries, natural product hits must be identified and characterised, as the molecule is often unknown. Venom peptides are often inherently stable due to cysteine knots whereas other peptides may not be. Steve and Carol Trim discuss the challenges of the hit-to-lead journey with these non-standard hits.
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CRISPR: kick-starting the revolution in drug discovery
Gene editing using the CRISPR system has been established as the most powerful tool in the search for new drugs and is now being exploited for therapeutic purposes. Here, Pushpanathan Muthuirulan discusses the promises and wider opportunities of using CRISPR technology to open up the possibility of large-scale screening of…
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Open innovation – a collaboration between academia and the pharmaceutical industry to further leverage drug discovery expertise and assets
Increasing numbers of companies in the pharma industry are consolidating their services and outsourcing to CROs to reduce business costs. AstraZeneca’s Marian Preston, David Murray and Mark Wigglesworth discuss how this can not only drive innovation but also prove successful in identifying lead compounds, as evidenced through recent collaborations.
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Expert view – The Octet HTX system: enabling multi-purpose screening of therapeutic biologics during development
Current trends in the development of therapeutic biologics suggest that engineered molecules such as bispecific antibodies and antibody-drug conjugates are the future of the industry, yet despite this, monoclonal antibody (mAb) development remains a dominant focus.
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Expert view: Promising methods in kinase screening
Kinase-mediated phosphorylation is a control point for nearly all activity within a cell, making kinases important in many diseases.
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Hit-To-Lead In-Depth Focus 2019
This in-depth focus features articles on identifying new leads for neglected tropical diseases and how to develop novel peptide hits into lead compounds.
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Screening In-Depth Focus 2019
In this In-Depth Focus are articles investigating how CROs can help to drive innovation and how CRISPR technologies could be used for drug screening purposes.
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Drug Target Review – Issue 4 2019
This issue includes a discussion on the future of high-throughput screening through collaboration, an analysis of mass spectrometry as a structural biology tool and an exploration of the challenges of hit-to-lead when researching tropical diseases. Also in the issue are articles on immuno-oncology and assays.
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Root of childhood kidney cancer discovered
The earliest genetic root of Wilms' tumour has been discovered, which could not only lead to improved treatments but to one day being able to screen for cancers like this before tumours develop.
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The Olympus scanR high-content screening station rapidly acquires quantitative data from cell-based assays
Self-learning microscopy opens new horizons in high-content analysis and advances phenotypic screening.
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Two new retinal pigment epithelial cell models developed
Researchers have created two new cellular models that can be used in the study of ocular diseases and drug testing.
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New screening method identifies potential compounds to combat cancer
The new screening technique may enable development of novel combination-immunotherapy regimens against cancers and persistent infections.
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Researchers must not rely on generic online searches for chemical probes, study finds
The ICR has revealed that during drug discovery, researchers should not use general search engines and vendor catalogue information to decide on their use of chemical probes.
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Animal model market set to grow to $24bn by 2025
New research has found that the animal model market for disease research and therapeutic testing will exhibit strong growth.
