Drug discovery in the next decade:innovation needed ASAP Drug discovery in the next decade:innovation needed ASAP

The pharmaceutical sector, a cornerstone of the healthcare industry, is undergoing dramaticchange, primarily caused by reduced output of new medicines from research and development(R&D) laboratories, drug pricing pressures, stricter regulatory environments and the overallcurrent economic downturn. This makes demands of all pharmaceutical companies to find better ways to increase their output of new drugs, through innovation, to both treat patients and meet their shareholders’ expectations.
05 January 2012

Cancer nanotechnology: application of nanotechnology in cancer therapy Cancer nanotechnology: application of nanotechnology in cancer therapy

In this article, the most downloaded article of Q4 2010, Ranjita Misra, Sarbari Acharya and Sanjeeb K. Sahoo discuss the applications of nanotechnology to the treatment of cancer
16 February 2011

Getting physical in drug discovery: a contemporary perspective on solubility and hydrophobicity Getting physical in drug discovery: a contemporary perspective on solubility and hydrophobicity

The physical properties of drug molecules are frequently identified as a shortcoming of drugs in development. This article, the most highly-downloaded of Q3 2010, proposes a novel approach to the prediction of water solubility
01 February 2011

Pharmacophore modeling and applications in drug discovery: challenges and recent advances Pharmacophore modeling and applications in drug discovery: challenges and recent advances

The most downloaded article from Drug Discovery Today in Q2 2010 was by Sheng-Yong Yang and deals with the application of pharmacophore modeling to drug discovery.
01 February 2011