Drug discovery and development involve a complex and rigorous process that bridges scientific innovation and clinical application. The journey begins with the identification of novel drug targets, followed by the screening of potential compounds that could interact with these targets. Advances in high-throughput screening, computational modeling, and synthetic biology have significantly accelerated this phase. Once promising compounds are identified, they undergo preclinical testing, where efficacy, toxicity, and pharmacokinetics are carefully evaluated. The subsequent clinical trials phase further refines drug candidates, ensuring safety and effectiveness in human populations. Innovations in drug delivery systems are playing a crucial role in enhancing the bioavailability and precision of treatments. As the pharmaceutical landscape evolves, drug discovery and development continue to benefit from new technologies and interdisciplinary collaboration, paving the way for breakthrough therapies.
Title : Principles and standards for managing healthcare transformation towards personalized, preventive, predictive, participative precision medicine ecosystems
Bernd Blobel, University of Regensburg, Germany
Title : From marker to mechanism: Ligand discovery enables functional analysis of OR51E1, an ectopic olfactory receptor, in prostate cancer
Vladlen Slepak, University of Miami School of Medicine, United States
Title : Hydrogen sulfide in sepsis: From bench to bedside
Madhav Bhatia, University of Otago, New Zealand
Title : Tailored cellular environments to enable drug design
Lan Wang, Paretor LLC, United States
Title : Development of novel drug delivery pathways enabled by perillyl alcohol (NEO100), A monoterpene with multifaceted biomedical applications
Axel H Schonthal, University of Southern California, United States
Title : A NAMs-compatible mechanopharmacological model of drug penetration in the urinary bladder
Kunal Sharma, Swisss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, Switzerland
Title : Application of quality by design for pulmonary liposomes: Preliminary study to nano in-microparticle
Lucas Amaral Machado, University of Sao Paulo State – UNESP, Brazil
Title : Integrated Raman, SERS and computational approaches for the study of bioactive molecules in pharmaceutical chemistry
Maria Cristina Gamberini, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy
Title : The impact of metal-decorated polymeric nanodots on proton relaxivity
Paulo Cesar De Morais, Catholic University of Brasilia, Brazil
Title : Hepatotoxic botanicals-shadows of pearls
Consolato M Sergi, University of Alberta, Canada