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Synthesis Methods and Therapeutic Journey of Carprofen and Its Derivatives: A Review

Chemical Biology and Drug Design

Although it has long been employed in veterinary medicine as an anti-inflammatory agent, its use in humans was discontinued shortly after its market launch due to costly raw materials, complex synthesis, and labor-intensive production processesfactors that made it less competitive compared with other NSAIDs.

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Redefining Acceleration of the Drug Development Journey

PPD

As a result, biopharma and biotech companies working to bring their drug pipelines to the market require deep expertise from trusted partners to help deliver critical therapies for their patients. According to the United Nation’s 2024 World Population Prospects data, the global population of those 65 years old and over will grow from 0.8

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Future-proofing drug development with GenAI

Drug Target Review

Unintentionally limiting asset potential There is a tremendous level of untapped chemical space that could further the development of drug molecules, yet traditional drug discovery and development has been hindered by its resource-heavy manual approaches to exploring strategic pathways.

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Biotech leader champions targeted cancer treatments and diversity

Drug Target Review

As the CEO of iOnctura, an innovative oncology biopharmaceutical company she co-founded in 2017, Catherine has played a key role in advancing the development of highly targeted small molecules aimed at revolutionising cancer treatment. This suited my personality and constant curiosity more than academic research.

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The rising impact of biomarkers in early clinical development

Drug Target Review

Novel mechanisms of action associated with CGTs naturally create dosing effects that apply in very different ways than with traditional small molecule pharmacotherapies.

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Protein degraders: chasing undruggable targets

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Specially designed small molecule drugs can bring together target proteins with an enzyme that tags them with ubiquitin, thereby marking them for destruction. In their 2001 paper, Crews, Deshaies and others described how synthetic molecules could attach ubiquitins to unwanted cell parts. "It

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Novartis Acquires Regulus Therapeutics, Expanding its RNA-Based Drug Pipeline

The Pharma Data

As of the closing of the transaction, all shares of Regulus common stock, previously traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker symbol RGLS, have been delisted. These modalities offer a new layer of precision in targeting diseases that are difficult to address with conventional small molecules or biologics.

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