How can human biology data improve target selection? Learn how one discovery programme identified a potential new treatment for opioid use disorder.
In part II of his conversation with Dr Nick Lynch, founder of Curlew Research, Raminderpal Singh asks the uncomfortable questions that we may not yet be equipped to answer – or ready to face.
Ovarian cancer has long proved difficult to treat. Could the answer lie within the disease itself? Discover how synthetic iMSCs could reprogramme the tumour microenvironment and restore anti-tumour immunity.
From uncovering new drug targets to predicting human toxicity, organ chips are showing what they could bring to drug discovery. Professor Donald Ingber of Harvard University discusses where the technology is heading next.
What if the vast amounts of data generated by molecular dynamics simulations could be routinely shared and reused? A new €10 million European initiative aims to do just that, helping researchers gain a deeper understanding of protein behaviour and drug-target interactions.
Researchers at the University of South Florida have identified NOX4 as a potential therapeutic target for DMD-related cardiomyopathy, with experimental drug Setanaxib demonstrating cardioprotective effects in preclinical models.
Scientists at The Wistar Institute have engineered a DNA-delivered bispecific T cell engager using a ‘knob-into-hole’ antibody platform, demonstrating improved persistence and dual-antigen targeting in preclinical ovarian cancer models.
Two studies from Weill Cornell Medicine demonstrate that patient-derived tumour organoids can accurately replicate cancers long-term and incorporate immune microenvironments, offering new potential for personalised treatment selection.
One receptor can protect antibodies from degradation, extend their half-life and become a drug target itself. Explore the science behind FcRn and how researchers measure its function.
Static cultures can miss critical immune–tumour interactions. Learn how the Mera™ flow-based human tissue model better captures T-cell activity to strengthen preclinical immunotherapy research.
Non-animal methods are already used throughout early drug discovery, yet animal testing continues to dominate regulatory safety assessment. Recent initiatives suggest change is coming, but significant scientific and practical challenges remain.