There has been a recent revival in interest in peptide therapeutic development, with five of the top-selling drugs being peptides or proteins (Enbrel, Remicade, Humira, Avastin, MabThera) and many ...

Inside our cells, ribosomes—the tireless "protein factories" of life—have just shown off a new skill they haven't used in billions of years. A research team has become the first in the world to ...

Small-molecule drugs have been instrumental in alleviating a gamut of ailments, from heart disease to the humble headache, but some experts now think we’ve exhausted the number of targets those drugs ...

Novo Nordisk is spending $6 billion in Kalundborg, Denmark, to expand the production of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), including peptides used in weight-loss and antidiabetic drugs. The ...

This article is based on a poster originally authored by Ebru Aydin Kurtulmus, Dagmar Hildebrand, Fiordiligie Casilag, Verena Banschbach, Jessica Heckmann, Sarah Schott, Marc Botcherby and Volker ...