Evotec SE and X-Chem, leader in DNA-encoded library (DEL) technology, announced a collaboration agreement focused on accelerating early-stage drug discovery.
X-Chem’s DEL technology streamlines hit finding by simultaneously screening up to billions of DNA-tagged compounds, identifying potential start points with high efficiency and precision.
In partnership with Evotec’s screening platforms and capabilities, X-Chem is providing access to its DEL technology, including DELflex, a traditional experimental DEL solution, and HITMiner, a machine learning solution, leveraging high quality experimental DEL data to deliver optimal drug intervention starting points for innovative biological targets.
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“Partnerships to access best-in-class platforms are the way forward to address the complexity in drug discovery,” said Karen Lackey, CEO of X-Chem. “This collaboration highlights our commitment to partner with leading research organizations, like Evotec, to make DEL screening services more accessible.”
“We are pleased to collaborate with X-Chem and to leverage their leading DEL platform and capabilities,” said Craig Johnstone, Chief Operating Officer of Evotec. “X-Chem’s expertise in DEL, combined with their advanced data-mining solutions, provides us with access to an additional tool to tackle innovative and difficult biological targets.”
X-Chem, Inc. is a leader in small molecule discovery science, providing pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies with a complete, seamless solution for screening, hit validation and lead optimization. As pioneers of DNA-encoded chemical library (DEL) technology, the company leverages its market-leading DEL platform to rapidly screen billions of diverse drug-like molecules to discover novel small molecule leads against challenging, high-value therapeutic targets.
Evotec is a life science company with a unique business model that delivers on its mission to discover and develop highly effective therapeutics and make them available to the patients. The Company’s multimodality platform comprises a unique combination of innovative technologies, data and science for the discovery, development, and production of first-in-class and best-in-class pharmaceutical products.
SOURCE: Evotec