Pharma R&D Today
Ideas and Insight supporting all stages of Drug Discovery & Development
How Are You Handling Big Data & Innovation?
Posted on April 28th, 2017 by Betsy Davis in Pharma R&D
Although every pharmaceutical company still hopes to find the next blockbuster drug, today’s R&D departments are becoming increasingly focused on developing more targeted therapies. It is the advent of Big Data that has made it possible for researchers to advance precision medicine and targeted drugs (more…)
Making Precision Medicine a Reality
Posted on April 24th, 2017 by Thibault Geoui in Chemistry
Precision medicine is no longer just a promising new development discussed only by medical professionals and industry insiders at conferences and in journals. In early 2015, former U.S. President Barack Obama announced the $215 million Precision Medicine Initiative (more…)
Targeting Rare Diseases
Posted on March 20th, 2017 by Sherry Winter in Pharma R&D
What is known as a “rare” disease might affect anywhere between a couple hundred to a couple hundred thousand people here in the U.S. And it’s estimated that as much as 10% of the nation’s population has one of the thousands of known rare diseases, most of which are genetic. (more…)
Making Medicine More Precise
Posted on March 13th, 2017 by Christy J. Wilson in Pharma R&D
Precision medicine, which takes the individual into account like never before, has been a thrilling development in the field of medicinal research. It is an area that has shown particular promise in the treatment of cancer, (more…)
