Thomson Reuters Corporation : Thomson Reuters Helps Pharmaceutical Executives Identify Drugs with Repositioning Potential
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Unique approach uses Thomson Reuters drug data and expert analysis to identify
repositioning candidates
PHILADELPHIA, PA, October 23, 2012 - With more than 2,000 drugs reintroduced for
alternative purposes to date, drug repositioning has become a viable solution
for pharmaceutical companies to generate additional revenue. The Intellectual
Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters, the world's leading provider of
intelligent information for businesses and professionals, provided deeper
insight today into the unique approach its Life Sciences consulting service
takes in analyzing drugs and drug candidates to identify those with potential
for repositioning.
Thomson Reuters has raised the bar in both speed and rigor in drug repositioning
by successfully utilizing multiple data-driven methods connecting its various
data assets that link clinical outcomes to signaling mechanisms. The company
also integrates its unique expertise in orphan and rare disease strategy with
drug repositioning in support of a full life cycle strategy for a drug
candidate. The company's novel approach can reduce trial and error laboratory
testing and shorten the development cycle utilizing proprietary information
combined with scientific expertise to develop repositioning schemes.
"The business of drug repositioning has transformed from the serendipitous
approach of acting on clinical observations to a data-driven and predictive
approach that can identify more repositioning opportunities and direct those
opportunities to more responsive patient segments. These advances have the
potential to change the way pharmaceutical companies deliver value to patients
around the world," said Chris McKenna, vice president of Thomson Reuters Life
Sciences Professional Services. "We've created an information environment and
unique algorithms that our analysts use to perform systematic evaluation of
small and large molecule drug candidates across thousands of diseases in refined
patient segments."
Repositioned drugs tend to enter the market approximately three to five years
faster than conventionally developed drugs, have traditionally higher success
rates, and cost less in R&D when compared to a typical drug development cycle.
According to current estimates, 200 drugs are repositioned annually.
Further information on Thomson Reuters drug repositioning services is available
by downloading "Knowledge-Based Drug Repositioning to Drive R&D Productivity," a
Thomson Reuters white paper or sign up for the Drug Repositioning Webinar on
November 8 from 10am-11am EST. On October 23, Dr. Richard Harrison, Director,
Discovery Practice will give a talk on the topic of drug repositioning at the
Drug Repositioning and Indications Conference in San Francisco.
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