Pharma
Recap of the first NIHR BioResource Scientific Conference 2023
On 28 June 2023, we held our first NIHR BioResource Scientific Conference – find out more about how it went, the topics discussed and the feedback we received! ...
Flare V7: What's new for ligand-based and structure-based drug designers?
Earlier this month, our Principal Application Scientists, Stuart Firth-Clark, and Nathan Kidley led an exclusive online webinar, focused on guiding attendees through the new structure-based functionality (such as GCNCMC in dynamics/FEP; ensemble covalent docking) and ligand-based functi...
Spark™ delivers a broader range of accessible chemistries than ever before with the addition of SureChEMBL fragment databases
New and updated fragment databases from ChEMBL and SureChEMBL are now available in Spark. This new release of databases significantly expands the available chemistry to Spark users by including the latest compounds from scientific literature, as well as previously unseen compounds from ...
Efficiently define complex atom picks for analysis and visualization of your protein-ligand systems
Understanding ligand-protein interactions through visualization is an essential part of scientific reasoning and is a crucial decision-making process that computational and medicinal chemists routinely use. Therefore, scientists need handy tools that can quickly and efficiently perform ...
Gain insights into membrane protein complexes using Molecular Dynamics simulations in Flare™
Running Molecular Dynamics (MD) calculations with membrane proteins is one of the new features recently introduced within Flare. Not only do membrane proteins play a key role in a cell’s biology, but around 20% of the human genome code for them and with regards to therapeutic targets th...
NIHR BioResource celebrate Newcastle centre
To kick off the new series of articles celebrating regional BioResource Centres, the team interviewed Newcastle’s IMID/NAFLD Project Coordinator Amber Ali about her role opening over 60 recruitment sites over the past couple years, as well as a general update on what the Newcastle Centr...
An incredible resource for researchers
Before the 75th anniversary of the NHS on 5th July, NIHR BioResource Director Nathalie took time to reflect on the NIHR BioResource’s unique relationship with the NHS with University of Cambridge's Craig Brierley. ...
Why you should volunteer with the BioResource - the journey of donating
Our campaign with Egality Health and 8 fantastic community organisations continues to progress and we have some more exciting updates to share with you on what we are doing/working on to address issues surrounding the underrepresentation in health research of these diverse ethnic groups...
New Health Technology will Revolutionise Asthma Management Saving Millions for the NHS
Asthma and other respiratory conditions are the third biggest cause of death in the UK and cost the NHS more than £3b in 2022. ...
Nitrite screening in the Pharmaceutical Industry: The Power of the ATNA System
In the world of pharmaceutical manufacturing and quality assurance, nitrites have been identified as a considerable concern. With the requirements to complete risk assessments for product lines for the risk of nitrosamine contamination. These chemical compounds have been identifie...