Achieving Proof of Concept in Drug Discovery and Development

Download or read book Achieving Proof of Concept in Drug Discovery and Development written by Helen Yu and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2016-11-25 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the major shortcomings of the current drug discovery and development process is the inability to bridge the gap between early stage discoveries and pre-clinical research in order to advance innovations beyond the discovery phase. This book examines a drug discovery and development model, where the respective expertise of academia and industry are brought together to take promising discoveries through to proof of concept, providing a means to de-risk the drug discovery and development process.