JBR Journal of Interdisciplinary Medicine and Dental Sciences

Innovations In Drug Discovery

 Technology has been a major driver of advances in drug discovery. Automation, nanofluidics, imaging, software and assay technologies have played a major role in getting better data, faster. Is drug discovery at such an advanced state that further improvements are no longer needed or cost-effective? There are different opinions on this and much of the evidence is anecdotal, but technology innovation is critical to the improvement of the drug discovery process and worth discussing. Over the course of a year I attend 4 or 5 drug discovery conferences in the US and Europe. This gives me a good opportunity to visit exhibits, attend presentations and read posters. However, the best part of these meetings is the chance to discuss drug discovery with colleagues. The usual conversation at these meetings is: “See anything new?” And the response is most often that can see: “No, nothing.” In 2009 the conversation often led to the state of innovation in drug discovery technology. A certain amount of leeway is required. Common usage and dictionary definitions can range from definitions that are very loose as often used in a marketing context to very strict interpretations that would eliminate all but the most unique inventions.  

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