Research

Scientists from MIPT and ITMO University and their colleagues have studied the formation and growth of crystals from simple organic molecules into large associations, which may help create capsules for targeted drug delivery to specific tissues in the human body. The scientific paper was published in the journal Crystal Growth & Design. Melamine cyanurate consists […]

Researchers in the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania have published a new preclinical study which found hormone drugs that reduce androgen levels may help disarm the coronavirus spike protein used to infect cells and stop the progression of severe COVID-19 disease. The study, published online in Cell Press’s iScience, showed how two receptors, known as ACE2 and […]

Drug discovery company BellBrook Labs has been awarded a $300,000 Phase I Small Business Innovative Research grant to develop and validate HTS assays for the discovery of small-molecule antagonists of TREX1. Immunotherapy approaches such as immune checkpoint blockade are said to be transforming oncology. However, many patients do not respond to existing agents, and new therapeutic […]

A study led by an international team of researchers has made an important breakthrough in terms of understanding the causes of primary biliary cholangitis (PBC). The programme was coordinated by experts from the University of Milano-Bicocca and the Autoimmune Diseases of the Liver Centre at the San Gerardo Hospital in Monza, who have been studying this […]

The University of Oxford has reported  it is to lead the first trial looking into alternating different COVID-19 vaccines, to explore the potential for flexibility in delivery and look for clues as to how to increase the breadth of protection against new virus strains. The study, run by the National Immunisation Schedule Evaluation Consortium (NISEC) […]

Today’s episode on the topic of Innovation and Opportunity in Drug Discovery, covers 3 articles taken from the most recent Fall issue of DDW. These articles are titled: Japanese drug development: Where is the innovation, Where are the opportunities in global drug discovery, and New for Old: The value behind drug repurposing. These articles were written by Lu […]

ELRIG recognises and celebrates Early Career Professionals (ECPs) that make a clear impact on the wider scientific community. This may be achieved in a variety of ways: Through delivery of impactful science, contributing to early, pre-clinical drug discovery by science or technology development work via leadership or facilitation of collaborations in the drug-discovery space, or through […]

Since 2017 we have seen the slow and steady adoption of User Experience (UX) within the life sciences. User Experience is an evidence-based design process that centres on the behaviours and needs of users. The clear benefits of UX offered in the retail and consumer sectors have been slow to percolate to other more complex […]