Medicinal chemistry, also known as pharmaceutical chemistry, is a branch of chemistry focused on the development of new drugs and the improvement of existing ones. It is an interdisciplinary field ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — University at Buffalo medicinal chemist David Heppner has received the 2025 Philip S. Portoghese Lectureship Award from the American Chemical Society (ACS). The annual award goes to ...

Researchers at Scripps Research have redesigned fentanyl at the molecular level, challenging decades-old assumptions about opioid chemistry.

While there have been many advances in R&D, there is still a large number of drugs that failed in clinical development due to lack of efficacy. This challenge highlights the critical role of ...

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Alfa Chemistry introduces curated alkaloid collections to streamline discovery, SAR exploration, and bioactive compound ...

Innovative approaches to medicinal chemistry in a number of important therapeutic areas were under discussion at Scientific Update’s conference “MedChem Europe: Molecules that Matter” held in Berlin ...

LAWRENCE — Undergraduate research at the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy is increasingly serving as a training ground for cross-disciplinary collaboration, preparing students for the ...

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Medicinal and biomolecular chemistry encompasses the discovery, design, synthesis and characterisation of molecules that modulate biological targets for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes. It unites ...