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Digital transformation can accelerate drug development and discovery process

Express Pharma

For example, in February 2020, BenevolentAI, a company specialising in the application of AI and machine learning in drug discovery and development, used its AI drug discovery platform to identify approved drugs that could potentially be used against COVID-19 infection, facilitating faster repurposing of existing drugs.

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STAT+: Nektar Therapeutics sues Lilly for ‘misconduct’ in drug development deal

STAT

A behind-the-scenes feud over a drug development program erupted into public view as Nektar Therapeutics filed a lawsuit accusing Eli Lilly of undermining a project in favor of another deal. Consequently, Lilly’s interest in its development project with Nektar “waned dramatically.”

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Understanding the Regulatory Environment in Japan for Generic Drug Development

Drug Patent Watch

The regulatory environment in Japan for generic drug development is complex and has undergone significant changes in recent years. New Drug Application (NDA) : Needed for marketing approval of new drugs. Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) : Required for marketing approval of generic drugs.

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STAT+: DeepMind touts AlphaFold’s new skills as protein-folding AI models face off

STAT

On Tuesday, Google DeepMind and Isomorphic Labs announced a significant progress update on the next iteration of AlphaFold, the deep learning model that in 2020 cracked the problem of predicting a protein’s structure from its amino acid sequence, leapfrogging other approaches in computational biology.

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STAT+: ARCH, Medicines Co. veterans raise $290 million for in-licensed obesity drugs

STAT

After scouring 200 companies’ pipelines — including a few overlooked pharma shelves — a new company backed by investment firm Population Health Partners and ARCH Venture Partners is launching with one of the most wide-ranging pipelines yet for obesity drug development.

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STAT+: Medical journal peer reviewers are paid millions by industry, study finds

STAT

Between 2020 and 2022, 1,155 of the 1,962 experts who reviewed studies for The BMJ, JAMA, The Lancet, and The New England Journal of Medicine received some form of payment.

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The Role of Scientific Expertise in Generic Drug Development

Drug Patent Watch

Generic drug development is a complex process that involves not only scientific and medical expertise but also adherence to strict legal and ethical standards. Scientific expertise plays a crucial role in ensuring that generic drugs are held to the same standards of quality, safety, and efficacy as their brand-name counterparts.