A Guide to Early Drug Discovery: Building Confidence in Drug Candidates

Modern early drug discovery is transforming in response to global health challenges, medical needs, and emerging technologies. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the current state-of-the-art and practical guidance for navigating the complexities of early drug discovery. Edited by experienced industry professionals, it features expert contributions from scientists committed to advancing more effective medicines. Readers gain extensive coverage of todays landscape and its future evolution, including drug target systems, therapeutic modalities, candidate optimization and safety, translational approaches, and the role of external innovation in driving pharmaceutical productivity. Designed for scientists, researchers, and stakeholders across biotech, pharma, and academia, the book delivers actionable insights while fostering collaboration and understanding across disciplines. Drug discovery is inherently collaborative, and shared learning across specialties increases success. This resource offers future-focused, experience-driven guidance for anyone seeking to contribute to the development of impactful new therapies.

• Industry expert and experience led critical analysis and guide
• Strong and critical focus on early drug discovery across diverse therapeutic modalities and disease, a distinctive feature supporting a broad community of researchers
• Boxed summaries of key issues, hot topics, and chapter learnings, complemented by online educational resources to enhance accessibility and engagement
• Extensive coverage of external innovations influence on pharmaceutical R&D productivity, highlighting its critical and growing role in modern drug discovery