drug discovery

As scientific output grows, the risk of a promising drug getting lost increases, but advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning may prevent that.

New chemical synthesis technologies speed up the identification and optimization of promising drug candidates.

Evaluating drug toxicity to development and reproduction is a critical component of drug safety assessment. 

Zosurabalpin, a macrocyclic peptide, kills drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii  bacteria by blocking cross-membrane transport.

Inspired by nature, Peel Therapeutics scientists look to evolution to find the next life changing drug.

By making peptides ring shaped, researchers uncovered a new class of drugs that is “just right” for previously undruggable targets.

Artificial intelligence is helping researchers fill in critical gaps in medical treatment by identifying new drug targets for more precision medicine solutions.

Inhibitors of an enzyme essential for schistosomiasis parasitic infection effectively combat the condition in mice.

The discovery of insulin and its role in diabetes began with extracting canine pancreatic secretions and culminated in the first artificial pancreas in 2016. 

A novel system for procuring leaf samples leads researchers to a new amino acid and a promising antifungal drug candidate.