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Researchers Share Libraries Of Chemical Compounds To Spur Development Of Drug Candidates
Nature reports how "[i]n the hunt for drugs that target diseases in the developing world, ... [p]harmaceutical companies are making entire libraries of chemical compounds publicly available, allowing researchers to rifle through them for promising drug candidates." The journal writes, "The latest push for open innovation, unveiled last month as part of a World Health Organization road map to control neglected tropical diseases, will see 11 companies sharing their intellectual property to give researchers around the world a head start on investigating drug leads."
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