The impact of chemistry biology innovation on modern drug development past and present Lydia Meyer-Turkson Former Sr Director Transactions J&J, USA Early human history of cancer treatment was limited to: surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. Then a little over 20 years ago, Targeted Therapies ushered in an era of precision oncology based on understanding unique molecular changes that drive the formation and spread of cancer cells. However, cancer is not a single disease rather it is many different diseases, each with diverse mechanisms and causes. This talk will give examples of how innovative chemistry/biology technologies like CRISPR gene editing, genomics and CAR-T cell therapies that harness the human immune system have impacted the work of drug hunters and will help to set future directions.
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