Biology, Medicine, and Genetics

The recognition of similaiities and differences between species and the use of this knowledge for the elucidation of biochemical mechanisms, genetic lesions and relationships, disease mechanisms, identification of moleculai taigets is facilitating the drag discovery process. 

Integration of experts from vaiious fields of medicine, biology and genetics will bring results from fundamental reseai ch quickly into the realm of therapy and medicine. 

Thepre-clinical development stage is accelerated by additional models of disease and testing as well as high-throughput technologies in the laboratoiy. 

Clinical development benefits from genetic and biochemical knowledge, and the specific targeting of therapies to genetic (sub-)groups with concomitant stratification of patients. 

The classical methods of chemical and fermentative synthesis and purification are augmented by the powerful genetically modified cellular systems of production, by transgenic animals and plants, as well as by sophisticated techniques of syntliesis, analysis, purification, such as chual catalysts, micro-reactors, and process intensification. 

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