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In this issue:
Venoms as sources of peptide drugs Antibody optimisation technology Globalisation of contract research Biocatalysis in drug discovery
discovery , development, delivery for pharma & biotech
November/December 2011
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CONTENTS EDITOR’S PAGE NEWS
PEPTIDES & PROTEINS BIOLOGICS
New investments in peptide technology and manufacturing Identification and synthesis of complex peptide therapeutics
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Accelerating antibody optimisation and therapeutic development APIs
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Contract manufacturers look to APIs for business opportunities PHARMACEUTICALS
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Combining small molecules, viruses and polymers for new drugs CONTRACT RESEARCH
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Contract research and bioinformatics: a global perspective DRUG DISCOVERY
An unusual technologymarriage to assist in drug discovery FORMULATION & DELIVERY
PLUS: The Life Science CLUSTERSSupplement is published in the centre of this issue
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