Method and Device for Drug Discovery
- Technology Benefits
- Value PropositionThe device/method:ΓÇóIs highly cost effective as compared to conventional techniquesΓÇóIs 100-1000 fold faster than conventional drug discovery approachesΓÇóComprises the use of microbial strains resistant to known antibioticsΓÇóEnables an identification of the test source through its inhibition of otherwise resistant microbial strainsΓÇóComprises the use of a microfluidic technology to prepare multi-well microtiter platesΓÇóWould be additionally useful for screening novel compounds with anticancer and anti-inflammatory propertiesΓÇóWould be commercially useful for isolation of novel biologically active compounds for large scale applications
- Detailed Technology Description
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- *Abstract
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Current drug discovery procedures, especially for the identification of natural compounds such as antibiotics, involve a cumbersome process for the tracing, isolation, and identification of target compounds along with assessment of their product chemistry. Moreover, such processes involve rediscovery of many known compounds. All of these limitations render the processes highly expensive and commercially impractical. The proposed approach discloses a novel device and method for a simple and an efficient drug discovery, overcoming most prior-art limitations.
- *Principal Investigator
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Name: Slava Epstein
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- Country/Region
- USA
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