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- Chemical Drug Matter : Rethinking the Molecules We Choose to Develop In Drug Discovery
Less than ~15% of higher plant species, <5% of bacterial and fungal species, and only a fraction of marine This was more than trial-and-error. It was early structure-based pharmacology. Dr. expands drug matter beyond the familiar and encourages deliberate exploration of chemical novelty, rather than
- Ever Wondered How Drugs Are Discovered?
unique ability to combine storytelling, real-world experience, and scientific clarity makes this more than
- Dr. GPCR Updates
article GPCR Publication Highlights βCGRP breaks the mold: Distinct signaling patterns reveal it’s more than
- Antibodies That Don’t Block, They Activate: A New Angle on Autoimmunity and GPCRs
.” — Tom Sakmar This makes them more than biomarkers — they’re potential drivers of disease .
- How to Avoid the Most Common Gaps in Your Biotech Pitch
For biotech founders, this is more than a presentation problem. It’s a strategic vulnerability. academic interest to practical significance. 3️⃣ Why it’s different ✅ Differentiation must be more than who you’re building for, why now is the right time, and how your solution fits into something bigger than
- Why Biotech Fundraising Fails Due to Intellectual Property Gaps
science well, but not the value capture From an investor's perspective, this creates confusion rather than 👉 IP discussions happen earlier in fundraising conversations 👉 Investors look for alignment rather than Biotech fundraising will favor teams that use intellectual property as a tool for clarity rather than
- The Hidden Operating Cadence That’s Actually Driving Your Biotech
Timeline slips are absorbed as “part of biology” rather than examined as managerial signals. start planning around delays BD and investor messaging drifts Timelines become aspirational rather than
- Gαs and Gαq/11 protein coupling bias of two AVPR2 mutants (R68W and V162A) that cause nephrogenic di
Recent studies showed that some AVPR2 mutations could cause biased Gαq/11 protein coupling rather than R68W showed bias to coupling with Gαq/11 protein rather than V162A and wild-type receptor.
- How System-Level GPCR Thinking Prevents Discovery Failures
Most GPCR programs don’t fail because of weak molecules—they fail because biology behaves differently than Translate potency and efficacy realistically → Recognize when deviations reflect biology rather than
- Enzyme Inhibition Pharmacology: The Hidden Gatekeepers of GPCR Drug Discovery
By visualizing enzymes as dynamic molecular partners rather than static filters, drug discovery scientists Cytochrome P450: Friend, Foe, and FDA Focus No enzyme class is more important—or more unpredictable—than Yet many discovery teams still relegate them to the “ADME” checklist, rather than the strategic design
- Learn about Dr. GPCR Ecosystem!
GPCR is much more than a podcast? Come check out the brand new Dr.
- Roles of Focal Adhesion Kinase PTK2 and Integrin αIIbβ3 Signaling in Collagen- and GPVI-Dependent...
The suppressive rather than activating effects of pGRP were confined to blood flow at a high shear rate Blockage of PTK2 or interference of CIB1 no more than slightly affected thrombus formation at a low shear
- Early Stage Biotech Hiring: What Really Holds a Team Together When the Science Starts to Drift
The science evolves, assumptions break, and timelines shift quietly rather than dramatically. The discovery phase stretches longer than planned. The right ones also know when progress matters more than perfection. 👉 These signals are subtle, but
- Carola Weiss joins InterAx Biotech AG as VP Business Development
Carola Weiss is a Senior Executive with more than 20 years of international experience in the biopharmaceutical
- How a Failed Med School Dream Sparked a GPCR Biotech Revolution
More than a technical overview, this is a story of curiosity, persistence, and using science to meet Rather than being discouraged by challenges, he views them as forcing functions for creativity and growth
- Illuminating the draggable GPCR-ome
This time with none other than Dr. Bryan Roth There are 10 open tickets available. Get yours now!
- X4 slashes pipeline, lays off staff just three weeks after netting a $55M PIPE
The move comes less than three weeks after X4 pulled together a $55 million PIPE and amended a loan facility
- Dr. Marta Filizola - Dr. GPCR Podcast
GPCR Podcast, we have none other than Dr. Marta Filizola!
- Dr. Juan José Fung - Dr. GPCR Podcast
Our guest is none other than Dr. Juan Jose Fung, Principal Scientist, at GPCR Therapeutics.
- Decoding Schild Analysis: The Pharmacologist’s Lens on Competitive Antagonism
Here, the Schild plot becomes a diagnostic tool rather than a checkbox test: Slopes >1 often mean incomplete to Partial Agonists Partial agonists complicate things—they activate receptors but less effectively than
- Unconventional GPCR-PKA Communication in the Hedgehog Pathway
Our first guest speaker is none other than Dr. Ben Myers!
- Structural basis of GPCR coupling to distinct signal transducers: implications for biased signaling
determine partner preference; or (iii) the dynamics of GPCR binding to different types of partners rather than
- Septerna emerges with $100M to spark 'second golden age' of prolific drug target GPCR with ...
Better known as GPCR, the fruitful research space has led to more than 700 approved drugs over previous
- GPCR Collaboration: From Models to Medicine
in academia or biotech, the future belongs to research groups that can orchestrate ecosystems rather than He treats modeling as part of a continuum rather than a separate discipline.
- Exploring pharmacological inhibition of G q/11 as an analgesic strategy
One potential solution is to develop analgesics that act at targets other than opioid receptors.
- Crinetics Pharmaceuticals Expands Executive Team With Appointment Of James Hassard As Chief ...
Hassard is a commercial leader with more than three decades of experience leading sales and marketing
- Activation of the human chemokine receptor CX3CR1 regulated by cholesterol
A much smaller conformational change of helix VI upon activation than previously solved class A GPCR-Gi
- Understanding Orthosteric Binding: The Key to Drug Action
Unlocking the Secrets of Orthosteric Binding Understanding why some drugs bind better than others is
- Terry’s Corner, Celtarys' Leap, and the $7B GPCR Horizon
This is more than review, it’s readiness.
- Nanobodies as Probes and Modulators of Cardiovascular G Protein-Coupled Receptors
In less than a decade, nanobodies, or recombinant single-domain antibody fragments from camelids, have




















