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In Silico Drug Discovery Platform
WuXi AppTec offers a comprehensive platform of in silico drug discovery services to accelerate the process of hit finding and hit-to-lead optimization. We provide access to virtual chemical spaces built from our library of novel drug-like scaffolds, to support virtual screening and structure-based virtual screening (SBVS). Advances in ML-empowered virtual screening allows project teams to …Read More >
Discovery of CVN636: A Highly Potent, Selective, and CNS Penetrant mGluR7 Allosteric Agonist
The metabotropic glutamate receptor mGluR7 is widely expressed throughout the CNS and has been implicated in numerous CNS disorders. WuXi AppTec scientists recently contributed to a study which led to the identification, optimization, and characterization of a highly potent, novel mGluR7 allosteric agonist, designated CVN636. The authors show that CVN636 has high selectivity toward mGluR7, …Read More >
WuXi AppTec Discovery Services
Delivering comprehensive end-to-end solutions for creating, identifying, and supporting preclinical candidates, from discovery to development, with our integrated chemistry and biology research platforms.
Enabling Drug Discovery with Diverse Lead Generation Platforms
The Synthesis of an Entrepreneur: Merging a Passion for Biochemistry, Synthetic Chemistry, and Bioactive Molecules in Academia
INNOVATION THAT MATTERS By Rich Soll, Senior Advisor, Strategic Initiatives at WuXi AppTec (@richsollwx) Synthetic chemist Joseph Ready believes a huge amount of innovation in the drug industry comes from academia. Academic science is arguably the greatest source of innovation in our ecosystem, yet faces challenges when considering the transition from the lab to early stage …Read More >
WuXi Oncology and Immuno-Oncology Services
Integrated Oncology and Immuno-oncology Platform to Enable Translational Science from Drug Discovery to Clinical Biomarker Oncology Services CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Editing In Vitro Assay and HTS Tumor models Tumor Cell Panel and Screening Immunology and Immuno-oncology Platform Clinical Biomarker Immunology Services Ligand-receptor binding assays Cellular functional assays Assays for innate immunity pathways: macrophage, MDSC, NK, DC, …Read More >