Background

Lead Optimization

Every lead optimization program at Sygnature Discovery is built around cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Our integrated teams tailor molecular structures to enhance novelty, potency and safety, while optimizing ADMET properties for the right exposure, duration and target engagement.

Working in a multidisciplinary and highly collaborative environment maximizes efficiency and drives understanding and optimization of Structure-Activity Relationships (SAR). We build strong partnerships with our customers, offering strategic, proactive solutions tailored to each program’s needs.

Using advanced informatics systems, we present and analyse data transparently, enabling rapid prioritization of synthetic targets and assay cascades. As candidate selection approaches, our experienced DMPK scientists establish in vitro to in vivo correlations and predict human dosing, helping you make informed decisions with clarity and speed.

Researchers collaborating at a whiteboard in a laboratory environment, focusing on lead optimization to advance clinical candidates.

Key Benefits

Speed & Efficiency

Fast Path to Advanced Studies

High-Quality Data, Quickly

Our Expertise in Lead Optimization Techniques

We know what it takes to evolve a pharmaceutical tool into a compound ready for human trials. Our drug discovery scientists balance potency, selectivity, DMPK, safety, and target engagement to deliver candidate with clinical potential.

In parallel, our in vivo and biomarker experts identify the most relevant models and biomarkers for patient selection and target engagement. Our Therapeutic Area specialists bring insight into the clinical landscape beyond preclinical development positioning your project for a successful IND application and clinical entry. Because for us, real patient benefit is the ultimate measure of success.

Why Choose Sygnature Discovery for Lead Optimization Support ?

Our contributions to complex hit-to-lead projects are reflected in over 230 patents, numerous publications, and conference presentations. We’re named investors on patents for more than 60 preclinical and 35 clinical candidates, and our data has supported many successful IND applications.

With a proven track record, we help de-risk your path to the clinic and accelerate progress toward pivotal IND-enabling studies. Let’s turn your ideas into clinical realities.

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