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Taking a new approach to tackle neurodegenerative diseases

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William Erhardt , President, Head of Development & Operations of biotech Oligomerix, tells Lu Rahman about the company’s differentiated approach to developing disease-modifying therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases. . Overcoming sector challenges . In the US alone, AD prevalence is expected to increase from 6.5

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Informatics helps virtual biotech bring compound to clinical trial

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Libra Therapeutics is a San Diego-based biotech focused on developing novel disease-modifying therapeutics, which restore the cellular balance that is disrupted in neurodegenerative diseases. This article is sponsored by Collaborative Drug Discovery. Security built in to CDD Vault is critical when working with multiple CROs.

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Re-assessing the risks of drug-induced arrhythmias during drug discovery

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Although such electrophysiological systems may be more predictive of potential cardiac safety and efficacy than non-functional binding assays, many apparently attractive new drugs are still being discontinued later in development. Unexpected late-stage failures in drug development are, of course, the costliest.

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