Science & Technology
 
Drug Discovery

Our drug discovery capabilities utilize our proprietary databases and computer-based molecular design technologies, which we refer to collectively as Pentad™. Together with our proprietary assays and novel screening methods, Pentad enables us to efficiently identify, prioritize, characterize and optimize novel compounds designed to selectively target specific NNR subtypes to achieve a desired therapeutic effect and limit adverse side effects.

The advantages of our  efficient drug design:
  • 300-1000x reduction in laboratory effort

  • 10-100x higher hit-rate in database mining

  • the ability to quickly exploit new targets

  • simultaneous optimization capability against multiple endpoints

  • enhanced prediction accuracy

 

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