Drug discovery and development – Page 34
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FeatureTargeting breast cancer
Tamoxifen has been treating breast cancer for 40 years, but few would have predicted how much this drug would contribute to saving lives, writes John Mann
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OpinionKnown unknowns
New molecules with unpredictable biological activity deserve sensible amounts of respect, says Derek Lowe
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ReviewIntroduction to biological and small molecule drug research and development
Big molecule pharma
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NewsCroatia's vaccines manufacturer left hanging as it enters administration
Lack of government investment puts national immunology institute in crisis
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OpinionIs there a drug for that?
Derek Lowe ponders whether anything is truly ‘undruggable’ if we look in the right places
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OpinionPut the chemistry back in medicinal chemistry
Pursuing skewed priorities and easy options has impoverished the pharmaceutical industry, says David Lathbury.
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OpinionRolling boulders uphill
Is Derek Lowe troubled by his failure to develop a compound that has made it to the pharmacy shelf?
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OpinionNatural born chemists
Redesigning nature’s catalysts is tantalising but tricky, says Derek Lowe
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BusinessGSK to apply for malaria vaccine approval
Infection protection drops over time, but the firm will go ahead with regulatory submission
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FeatureRe-arming the antibiotic arsenal
How can we make new antibiotics? Phillip Broadwith takes a look
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CareersNon-profit pharma
Not-for-profit drug discovery is growing into a promising niche employment opportunity within the pharmaceutical industry. James Mitchell Crow investigates
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BusinessService with a smile
Company profile: Charnwood Molecular is more than a run-of-the-mill contract synthesis provider
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FeatureAnimal pharm
Making drugs to treat animals is potentially lucrative – but also difficult, as Clare Sansom discovers
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News
Former student sues Harvard for $10 million
PhD chemist seeks damages in row over patent royalties
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OpinionTarget acquired
Knowing a drug’s exact biochemistry has never been a prerequisite for approval, says Derek Lowe, and nor should it be
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Business
Data-sharing partnership for drug discovery
Collaborative project aims to assist medicinal chemistry efforts
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OpinionCompulsory licences: necessity or threat?
Are compulsory licences for patent-protected drugs a necessary measure, or a threat to innovation?