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[White paper] High Throughput Quantum Chemistry for Drug Discovery - Towards Reaction Screening

In the domain of drug discovery, there can be a world of difference between a computer-generated hit compound, which is predicted to bind well to a drug target and what …

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A Clear Example of AI Value For Drug Discovery Has Arrived

With all the hot discussions (for instance, here, here, here and here) going on right now among medicinal chemists, pharmaceutical researchers, and data scientists as to what artificial intelligence (AI) …

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A Brief Guide To Assay Technology For Efficient Drug Discovery -- Part 1

Effective drug discovery begins with the right assay, but the definition of "right" will shift as technology advances. More often than not, "right" is the product of tribal knowledge, namely …

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Three Insights For Immuno-oncology Drug Discovery

Immunotherapies are hot property. Immuno-oncology is the crown jewel. But the road to riches, and more importantly cancer cures, is now crowded and full of potholes. Drug hunters need to …

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The Homunculus Metaphor Revisited In Drug Discovery: Body-on-a-Chip

The16th century alchemical and 19th century science fiction revival of a miniature human being in a test tube is undergoing a radical upgrade. Microfluidics, complex organoid cultures, and nanodetection of …

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36 Web Resources For Target Hunting In Drug Discovery

Choosing the right biological target or a combination of targets is a fundamental task for any successful drug discovery project. All the subsequent efforts -- be it a small molecule …

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How Many Drug Targets Are There? A Status Update Review

The question is often raised, but the answer remains to be uncovered because the definition of drug "target" continues to evolve. Historical conceptualization is focused on catalytic sites, substrate binding …

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How To Hunt For Drugs In Dark Chemical Matter

Pharma productivity has remained a daunting challenge, notably because R&D departments have been shuffled and reorganized over the last few years in attempts to revitalize the process. One trend, among …

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Converging Trends Brings Organic Electrochemistry To The Front Line Of Drug Discovery

In a case of "back to the future", chemists at Scripps collaborating with instrument engineers at IKA have unveiled a powerful tool for electrifying chemistry to achieve complex reactions. The …

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Combining Genomics And AI To Mine New Drug Ideas From Fungi

Boston-based LifeMine Therapeutics, a fresh new drug discovery startup, just announced a $55 million Series A financing from a number of life sciences investors, including WuXi Healthcare Ventures, Foresite Capital, …

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Evaxion Biotech Uses AI To Develop Anticancer And Antimicrobial Vaccines

This is an interview with Niels Iversen Møller, a CEO, and Co-founder of Evaxion Biotech -- an immuno-informatics biotech from Denmark. Evaxion Biotech uses its machine learning-based platform to compare …

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8 Biopharma Trends and Top Startups to Follow in 2017

Pharmaceutical industry is rapidly evolving, influenced by emerging novel technologies and recent advances in Life Sciences and Big Data analysis, new government policies and regulations, and a changing market conjuncture. …

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