Translational research in academia is extending beyond the traditional involvement in clinical trials to the early phases of the drug discovery process. Examples of successful academic-industrial partnerships illustrate the ways in which they can enable the discovery of new medicines.
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Gray, N. Drug discovery through industry-academic partnerships. Nat Chem Biol 2, 649–653 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchembio1206-649
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