Pharma R&D Today
Ideas and Insight supporting all stages of Drug Discovery & Development
Snakes (aka Chutes) and Ladders – failures and opportunities
Posted on October 13th, 2017 by Dr Andrew A. Parsons in Pharma R&D
If there ever was a children’s game that would help prepare the next generation of pharmaceutical R&D scientists and researchers, it would be Snakes and Ladders (Chutes and Ladders in the US). Continue reading “Snakes (aka Chutes) and Ladders – failures and opportunities” »
Focus on Nutraceuticals & Natural Products: Medical Use of Cannabis
Posted on July 5th, 2017 by Dr. Makarand Jawadekar, Ph.D in Pharma R&D
These days, there is a lot of focus on nutraceuticals and ‘natural products’, derived from nature or alternately synthesized as ‘nature-identical compounds’ and used in nutraceuticals products. Continue reading “Focus on Nutraceuticals & Natural Products: Medical Use of Cannabis” »
Cost Saving: The trade-off that bites back
Posted on April 3rd, 2017 by Dr Andrew A. Parsons in Pharma R&D
Making a trade-off between competing activities or priorities is a critical skill involved in developing a new medicine. This approach helps balance the risk of technical failure and investment to develop innovative products, an important consideration with such high failure rates in pharma R&D. Continue reading “Cost Saving: The trade-off that bites back” »
Working to Uncover the Mode of Action
Posted on March 2nd, 2017 by Patrik Brehm in Pharma R&D
The New Year has brought some new talent into the Myelo Therapeutics team. In January we welcomed Susann, our new postdoctoral researcher. We’re excited to have someone with her experience, which includes studying molecular biology in Dresden and Heidelberg, Continue reading “Working to Uncover the Mode of Action” »
