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Virtual discovery aids drug recycling
Powerful computers and digital modeling could have a hand in pointing scientists to which existing drug compounds could be recycled or "repurposed" for new uses.
Merck taps Numerate for computerized cardio drug discovery
Merck ( $MRK ) has plugged into a digital drug design platform amid its hunt for compounds against cardiovascular disease. A subsidiary of the drug giant has inked a deal with San Bruno, CA-based Numerate, which says it will provide its in silico drug design tech to find small molecules for a mystery cardiovascular disease target.
Software models response to H. pylori
The Virginia Bioinformatics Institute's software for modeling the immune responses to pathogenic bacteria in the gut has a new capability. Researchers at the institute at Virginia Tech have upgraded
Eric Schadt leading biotech computing charge in NYC
In the biotech game, New York City doesn't hold a candle to Boston or San Francisco. But if anyone can change that perception, perhaps it's Eric Schadt, the chief scientist of Pacific Biosciences (
Gates-funded computer model tackles vaccine woes
Vaccines spoil quickly under certain conditions and leave people who are vulnerable to disease without jabs. Now computer models developed at the University of Pittsburgh could help planners avert...
