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Products and Services for All Phases of Drug Discovery

The drug discovery process relies on high-quality reagents, consumables, and lab equipment to advance from target identification through preclinical studies.

We offer a comprehensive set of products, services, resources, and programs that support every step of the discovery process including:

  • Target identification: define disease biology to more fully understood and find new potential drug intervention points (receptors, enzymes, ion-channels, circulating agonists)
  • Target validation: evaluate targets and confirm their role in the underlying pathology of various diseases
  • Lead discovery:  screen drug candidates to identify those with the most promising therapeutic characteristics.
  • Lead optimization: Improve the potential efficacy and safety of drug candidates
  • Preclinical research: Conduct in vitro studies to assess the efficacy and toxicity of lead drug candidates

Accelerate your research with our interactive tools (protein and enzyme, and antibody explorers) and application knowledge.

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Supporting your journey through drug discovery, development, and commercialization

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Establishing safety and effectiveness for your Investigational New Drug (IND) application

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Accelerating your process development with tips, templates, and application guides

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Progressing from scale-up and tech transfer to quality production for trials and commercialization

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Connecting with resources and grant programs that can unlock your molecule’s potential

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