Drug development and discovery is a lengthy and costly process involving the systematic search for novel compounds with specific biological activity. Modern advances in computer power, algorithms and software development, as well as the availability of computing resources and their decreasing costs, have contributed to the development of in silico methods to support and aid drug discovery and development throughout the pipeline, with a particular impact on the early stages of drug discovery.
Read MoreThe world population is ageing. The current world population of 7.6 billion is expected to reach 8.6 billion by 2030, at which point an estimated 1 in 6 people will be aged 60 years and over. This demographic shift is pushing ageing research to the forefront, with a potentially huge impact on the lives of millions of people around the world.
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