Translational Medicine Can Improve "Unsustainable" Drug Development, Expert Says at AAAS Briefing

The development of new drugs can be an extremely lengthy, costly, and frustrating process, with an estimated investment by pharmaceutical companies reaching as high as $2-4 billion over more than a decade to bring a drug to market, often with little guarantee of substantial return. .

By AAAS, USA.

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Translational Medicine Can Improve "Unsustainable" Drug Development, Expert Says at AAAS Briefing

The development of new drugs can be an extremely lengthy, costly, and frustrating process, with an estimated investment by pharmaceutical companies reaching as high as $2-4 billion over more than a decade to bring a drug to market, often with little guarantee of substantial return. .

By AAAS, USA.

Technology Policy Resource.

Science Translational Medicine: Vaginal Ring Could Protect Women From HIV

A vaginal ring can protect monkeys from SHIV, a virus composed of genes from HIV and simian immunodeficiency virus or SIV, reports a new study in the 5 September issue of Science Translational Medicine. .

By AAAS, USA.

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Lab Course that Starts with Students’ Own Ideas WinsScience Magazine Prize

Associate Professor Dawn Rickey’s first realization that lab classes could be more educational came when she was a teaching assistant for California’s cream-of-the-crop chemistry undergrads at the University of California, Berkeley. .

By AAAS, USA.

Technology Policy Resource.