title: Drug discovery in an academic setting: playing to the strengths.
abstract: Drug discovery and medicinal chemistry initiatives in academia provide an opportunity to create a unique environment that is distinct from the traditional industrial model. Two characteristics of a university setting that are not usually associated with pharma are the ability to pursue high-risk projects and a depth of expertise, infrastructure, and capabilities in focused areas. Encouraging, supporting, and fostering drug discovery efforts that take advantage of these and other distinguishing characteristics of an academic setting can lead to novel and innovative therapies that might not be discovered otherwise.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Pittsburgh , 712 Salk Hall, 3501 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, United States.
authors.forename: Donna M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Huryn