Background

Novel therapies begin with understanding the molecular mechanisms that drive disease. That’s why we start with the biology of the target.

Deep target and therapeutic area expertise helps us identify the questions that matter, then bring together the right capabilities and strategies to answer them. By putting target understanding first, we generate meaningful evidence earlier, helping reduce downstream risk and progress promising therapies.

Illustration of a pharmaceutical capsule containing a protein structure, representing target biology and target class expertise in drug discovery.

Target class drug discovery expertise

Deep target understanding. Better discovery decisions.

A compelling target association is a starting point, not a discovery strategy.

Understanding target function in the context of disease biology can influence whether and how a target should be pursued, from the required mechanism of modulation to assay design, compound profiling and translational strategy.

Target class expertise adds another critical layer. Each target class bring distinct pharmacological opportunities, liabilities and technical challenges that need to be considered as a program progresses.

Our teams combine this understanding with practical discovery experience to design experiments around the decisions your program needs to make.


Support tailored to your program

Specialist expertise where you need it, integrated discovery when you need it

Every program comes to us at a different point.

You may need a bespoke assay for a challenging target, specialist pharmacology to characterize compounds, additional screening capacity or support resolving a specific mechanistic question.

Or you may be looking for an integrated team capable of progressing a program across multiple stages of discovery.

Our target class scientists work as an extension of your existing team, bringing in expertise across bioscience, structural biology, computational science, medicinal chemistry, DMPK and in vivo pharmacology as required.



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Understanding Target Biology
Understanding Target Biology
Understanding target biology is critical to making informed decisions throughout drug discovery. By combining pathway analysis, omics data, and target-class expertise, researchers can build a clearer picture of disease mechanisms, identify the most effective intervention strategies, and reduce scientific risk before significant resources are committed.
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