Conference Report: Drug discovery in the 21st century. (December 2011)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pollastri, Michael P
• Is Part Of: Future medicinal chemistry. Volume 3:Number 16(2011)
• Page Start: 1979
• Page End: 1981
• Publication Date: 2011-12
• Subjects: Pharmaceutical chemistry -- Periodicals; 615.19005
• DOI: 10.4155/fmc.11.151
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1756-8919

Abstract

The Advanced Pharmaceutical Chemistry conference entitled was held on 6–7 June 2011 at the Broad Institute in Cambridge, MA, USA. This 2-day conference focused on four specific areas: applying biophysical techniques to address current challenges in medicinal chemistry and drug discovery; treatment interventions for Alzheimer''s disease; drug discovery for orphan, rare and neglected diseases; and kinase drug discovery for chronic and rare diseases. The meeting attracted 80 attendees, approximately 95% of whom were drawn from the local biopharmaceutical industry.