Assessing compound activity to accelerate drug discovery 3SHARES Share via Pinterest Reddit Buffer Xing WhatsApp Flipboard Posted: 22 June 2021 | Victoria Rees (Drug Target Review) | No comments yet In this article, Drug Target Review’s Victoria Rees explores a new screening platform that assesses the biological activity of molecules to identify potential drugs. Using their new technique, researchers from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) identified potential COVID-19 therapeutics. Scientists are continually searching for improved ways to identify new drugs. While the traditional method of high‑throughput screening is still frequently used, better screening techniques are being created. Now, a new screening strategy has been developed to evaluate drug compounds by their activity, rather than just their structure. According to the scientists behind the technique, called biological activity-based modelling (BABM), the method could speed up the search for novel therapies against diseases, including COVID-19. With regular news updates and feature articles, our COVID-19 hub has everything you need to keep up to date with R&D during the pandemic. Click below to visit: COVID-19 hub To read this article in full, please complete the form below: First Name * Surname * Job Title * Organisation * Town/City * Country * —Please choose an option—AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBritish Virgin IslandsBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCook IslandsCosta RicaCote D'IvoireCroatiaCubaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFaeroe IslandsFalkland IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadaloupeGuamGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard and McDonald IslandsVatican CityHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKoreaKosovaKuwaitKyrgyz RepublicLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMacedoniaMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNetherlands AntillesNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestinian TerritoryPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairn IslandPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarReunionRomaniaRussiaRwandaSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia and MontenegroSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSpainSri LankaSt. HelenaSt. Kitts and NevisSt. LuciaSt. Pierre and MiquelonSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesSudanSurinameSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyrian Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited States Minor Outlying IslandsUnited States of AmericaUruguayUS Virgin IslandsUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaVietnamWallis and Futuna IslandsWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabwe Email * Telephone * This specialist content is provided to you free-of-charge thanks to the kind support of Merck, X-Chem, Horizon Discovery, Beckman Coulter I would like to receive relevant information and insights from the sponsor(s) of this content *—Please choose an option—YesNo By clicking submit you confirm that you accept our terms and conditions and privacy policy. Related topicsDrug Discovery, High Throughput Screening (HTS), Screening, Small Molecules Related conditionsCovid-19, Ebola virus, Zika virus Related organisationsBeckman Coulter, Horizon Discovery, Merck, US National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), US National Institutes of Health (NIH), X-Chem Related peopleDr Ruili Huang
