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CONTENTS EDITOR’S PAGE NEWS


MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY


Finding the properties that make successful drugs CONTRACT RESEARCH


Researching co-crystallisation chemistry for improved APIs CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS


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16 20 22


New synthesis methods: unsaturated ketones plus vinyl azides BIOLOGICS


New biologics from glycan-binding decoy protein technology A protein synthesis platform for next-generation ADCs IZB MARTINSRIED/MUNICH


IZB companies: product progress plus new grant awards PEPTIDES & PROTEINS


DRUG DELIVERY


Delivery systems for new vaccine and drug dosage forms DOLS AND PEPTIDE CONFERENCE PREVIEW


26 31 34


Manufacturing deals and technologies for peptide synthesis Microwave technology: a versatile tool for solid phase peptide synthesis


43 44 Cambridge hosts joint DOLS and Peptide Conference 2012 events


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