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This week in drug discovery (6-10 May) 

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Nutrient research reveals pathway for treating brain disorders Dr Rosemary Cater, a University of Queensland (UQ) researcher, has found molecular doorways that could be used to help deliver drugs into the brain to treat neurological disorders. The post This week in drug discovery (6-10 May) appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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Funding of $85 million secured for Prader-Willi Syndrome drug

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Complementary to existing obesity drugs Aardvark Therapeutics CEO, Tien Lee, commented: “We believe our lead compound, ARD-101, is a well-differentiated first-in-class drug candidate that is orthogonal and complementary to existing obesity drugs and reduces hunger through the selective induction of gut-brain signalling.

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UK university partnership wins £1.8m for drug discovery research

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million grant to engineer microbial cell factories to produce membrane proteins which will support future drug screening and sustainable chemical production. This limits the efficiency of drug screening and reduces the identification of new drugs. for drug discovery research appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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Webinar: Accelerate drug discovery with AI Amino Acid Mapping

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Traditional drug discovery is time-consuming and expensive, and numerous industry studies are showing a year-on-year decrease in return on investment from R&D efforts across the board. What evidence is there showing that the AI-AAM method is effective in identifying drug candidates? Secure your free place today.

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Deliver Fast, Flexible Clinical Trial Insights with Spotfire

Learn how Revvity Signals helps drug developers deliver clinical trial data insights in real-time using a fast and flexible data and analytics platform to empower data-driven decision-making.

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Europe: Where is the drug discovery innovation?

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In this article, DDW’s Diana Spencer highlights several prominent hotspots that are taking the lead on advancing European drug discovery and development. Even before this, however, Amsterdam was established as an important centre for drug development. The CDD will sponsor and manage KWF-supported trials. billion ($7.9

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Novel leukaemia drug receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation to Pleco Therapeutics’s lead compound PTX-252 for the treatment of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). The post Novel leukaemia drug receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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