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New Strategies in Drug Discovery
Vivek Chavda1, Yogita Thalkari2* and Swati Marwadi3
1 Formulation and Protein Characterization Lab, Dr. Reddys Laboratory, Hyderabad, India
2 Analytical Research and Development Lab, Lupin Research Park, Pune, India
3 Formulation and Protein Characterization Lab, Lupin Research Park, Pune, India
Abstract
The procedure involved in drug discovery is intricate, tedious, and cost incurring and requires multi-disciplinary expertize and inventive methodologies.