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Taking a new approach to tackle neurodegenerative diseases

Drug Discovery World

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. . With its recent award of $3.35 Overcoming sector challenges .

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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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AI use in repurposing drugs for Covid-19

Drug Discovery World

Clinical trials revealed eight out of nine predictions were correct. We witnessed the unprecedented pace of vaccine development, fuelled by cutting-edge mRNA technology. Today, there have been efficacy readouts from large randomised controlled clinical trials for nine of our predictions – eight of which we predicted correctly.

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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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