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Refreshing how we approach neuroscience with a novel screening technology
Drug Target Review discusses how NETSseq, a novel profiling technology, is bringing new insights to neurodegenerative and psychiatric diseases.
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Organoids for the development of drugs and diagnostics for NASH
Organoids at different stages of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) progression have been created to help in drug design and identification of diagnostic biomarkers.
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Novel tuberculosis transport protein could be target of new treatments
Cryogenic electron microscopy revealed that the vitamin B12 transporter on Mycobacterium tuberculosis acts like a non-selective sluice, transporting both the vitamin and antibiotics.
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FDA and BARDA to collaborate with Grifols on COVID-19 therapeutics
Grifols will leverage their resources to develop and test convalescent plasma-derived COVID-19 therapeutics in partnership with the FDA and BARDA.
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Host pathways in coronavirus replication and COVID-19 pre-clinical drug target identification using proteomic and chemoinformatic analysis
The identification of host dependency factors mediating virus infection may provide key insights into effective molecular targets for developing broadly acting antiviral therapeutics against SARS-CoV-2 and other deadly coronavirus strains. Here, Joseph Steward highlights key findings of recent research.
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How labs become AI ready with advanced informatics infrastructures
To reach the full potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in the pharma industry, it is essential that companies harmonise their data to remove the need for unnecessary human intervention. This article outlines how companies are working towards digital maturation and the obstacles they need to overcome to ensure the value…
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Scientific data management: the core of quality
Gone are the days where mere data is considered king. We now understand the real value is in proper data management; but how best to harness its value? This article addresses current market options for companies wanting to extract every ounce of knowledge from raw data.
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Expert view: Early product characterisation mitigates risks in biologics development
Developers of small molecule pharmaceuticals perform a battery of analytical tests before early clinical trials.
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Expert view: Are you ready for next generation therapeutic antibodies?
Do not let the challenges of selecting and analysing bispecific antibodies create havoc in your antibody development.
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UK Consortium to monitor spread and behaviour of coronavirus
The UK government has invested £20 million into the COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium, which will use whole genome sequencing to inform infection control measures and therapeutic developments.
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Novel phage display technique could lead to new peptide-based therapeutics
Researchers have shown that incorporating noncanonical amino acids (ncAAs) in phage display expands the range of peptides it can identify.
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Developing a COVID-19 testing kit using RNA detection
The developers of an RNA imaging technology are using it to create a COVID-19 coronavirus testing kit, able to recognise the viral genome.
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Software able to screen up to 1.4 billion compounds developed
New in silico screening software has the capability to screen billions of compounds, with the hope of improving drug design and limiting side effects.
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Researchers work to create a COVID-19 viral epitope map
The team used data from SARS-CoV to identify possible viral epitopes that vaccines could include to stimulate an immune response.
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Copper ions could be key to blocking cancer metastasis
Researchers have identified that copper ions and their protein transporters, such as Atox1, are key to cancer cell movement and could be targeted by therapies.
