Introduction

In this lecture Alastair Parkes will give a brief overview of the drug discovery process and describe the particular challenges of antibacterial drug discovery. The significant scientific challenges are added to by problems with the market for novel antibiotics. He will also talk about past approaches and their pitfalls before describing some ongoing approaches that are beginning to address some of these challenges.

Speakers

• Dr Alastair Parkes VP Medicinal Chemistry, Evotec (UK) Ltd, United Kingdom

  https://www.evotec.com/en/about

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Venue

University College London

Nyholm Room, University College London, Christopher Ingold Building, 20 Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AJ, United Kingdom

Useful links

• Venue information More information about the venue

Organised by

Society of Chemical Industry London Group
and
UCL Chemical & Physical Society

Contact information

Julian Perfect
Society of Chemical Industry London Group
Contact us by email

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