Essays about: "drug discovery process"

Showing result 21 - 23 of 23 essays containing the words drug discovery process.

  1. 21. Development of a screening assay for inhibitors of inflammation useful against pancreatic cancer

    University essay from Akademin för hållbar samhälls- och teknikutveckling; Institutionen för biologi och kemiteknik

    Author : Shima Ghafoory; [2009]
    Keywords : Pancreatic Cancer; Chronic Inflammation; JAK STAT Signaling Pathway; STAT3; Marine Natural Products;

    Abstract : Pancreatic cancer is the fourth most lethal cancer and ranks as the eighth most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide. This is due to its rapid proliferation, strong metastatic potential and its delayed detection. One major risk factor for developing pancreatic cancer is the aggressive inflammatory disease chronic pancreatitis. READ MORE

  3. 22. Six Sigma strategy applied to the pharmaceutical industry : how customers benefit

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för management

    Author : Steven Roan; Maria Jernelid; [2009]
    Keywords : Six Sigma;

    Abstract : The pharmaceutical industry is extremely large, dynamic and a highly profitable industry. Pattison and Warren ( 2003, p 1 ) suggest that in 2002 the pharmaceutical industry pulled in profits that far exceed other industries and accounted for profits “ five-and-a-half times greater than the median for all industries represented in the Fortune 500”. READ MORE

  4. 23. Methods for measurement of solubility and dissolution rate of sparingly soluble drugs

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för kemiteknik

    Author : Jesper Larsson; [2009]
    Keywords : Rotating disc; dissolution; pharmacopeial method; intrinsic dissolution; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The drug discovery process has changed dramatically during the last decade. The development of technologies such as combinatorial chemistry has introduced methods to synthesize massive numbers of new diverse compounds. READ MORE