Obesity has been linked to cancer, heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and stroke. As a common underlying factor in so many preventable...

In the past 10 years, we’ve experienced a shift: the move from in-person to virtual interactions. Email, Facebook, Twitter, and a slew of other...

Innovative research is being performed in universities worldwide. There is a quest for knowledge, glory, and most importantly, helping the sick. On...

As previously discussed, drug development costs have been rising to almost prohibitive levels. In 1975, the average approved drug cost $100 million...

Outsourcing a project is often seen as an all or nothing proposition: either an entire project is outsourced or everything is kept in house. The...

This is Part 1 in a four-part series in which Dr. Kevin Lustig and Dr. Maria Thompson explore a new paradigm for virtual drug discovery in a...

You’ve made the decision to outsource to a contract research organization, but you’re not sure where to start. Do you send it overseas for lower...

In two compelling presentations at the Bio-IT World Conference last week, Atul Butte and Steven Salzberg provided formidable advocacy for the...

The health and behavior of each one of our cells is influenced by both genetics and epigenetics. Drug discovery has historically targeted proteins...

We’ve established that near sourcing has its advantages over outsourcing, but what are the best areas to near source? CROs, biotechs, and pharmas...