title: International Drug Discovery Science and Technology--BIT's Seventh Annual Congress.
abstract: BIT's Seventh Annual International Drug Discovery Science and Technology Congress, held in Shanghai, included topics covering new therapeutic and technological developments in the field of drug discovery. This conference report highlights selected presentations on open-access approaches to R&D, novel and multifactorial targets, and technologies that assist drug discovery. Investigational drugs discussed include the anticancer agents astuprotimut-r (GlaxoSmithKline plc) and AS-1411 (Antisoma plc).
authors.affiliation: BioPerspectives, 1624 Fell Street, San Francisco, CA 94109, USA. bodovitzs@bioperspectives.com.
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bodovitz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002626:Chemistry, Pharmaceutical / Q000379:methods; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems; D015195:Drug Design; D004345:Drug Industry / Q000458:organization & administration; D015507:Drugs, Investigational / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D012106:Research / Q000458:organization & administration; D013678:Technology, Pharmaceutical / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D015507:Drugs, Investigational