Ingenious AI method for improved target identification
A research team based at Skoltech in Russia has developed an artificial intelligence-driven solution for highly accurate detection of efficacious binding sites to expedite drug discovery.
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A drug target is anything within a living organism to which a drug is directed and/or binds, resulting in a change in its behaviour or function.
A research team based at Skoltech in Russia has developed an artificial intelligence-driven solution for highly accurate detection of efficacious binding sites to expedite drug discovery.
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