Advancing drug innovation for neglected diseases-criteria for lead progression.

The current drug R&D pipeline for most neglected diseases remains weak, and unlikely to support registration of novel drug classes that meet desired target product profiles in the short term. This calls for sustained investment as well as greater emphasis in the risky upstream drug discovery. Ac...

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Main Authors: Solomon Nwaka, Bernadette Ramirez, Reto Brun, Louis Maes, Frank Douglas, Robert Ridley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-08-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/19707561/?tool=EBI