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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. Libra’s pipeline targets mechanisms that can mitigate protein pathology associated with CNS degenerative disorders.

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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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