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X-Chem Announces Candidate Milestone
X-Chem, a global leader in innovative drug discovery services, announces the achievement of a drug discovery milestone, under its collaboration agreement with AstraZeneca. Working together, the companies utilized X-Chem’s DNA-encoded chemical library (DEL) screening platform to identify hits for a target of interest to AstraZeneca. The resulting hits led to a candidate compound poised for clinical study, representing a milestone under the companies’ collaboration agreement.
By X-Chem · Via Business Wire · September 17, 2024
Evotec and X-Chem Collaborate to Accelerate Early-Stage Drug Discovery
Evotec SE (Frankfurt Stock Exchange: EVT, MDAX/TecDAX, ISIN: DE0005664809; NASDAQ: EVO) and X-Chem, leader in DNA-encoded library (DEL) technology, today announced a collaboration agreement focused on accelerating early-stage drug discovery.
By X-Chem · Via Business Wire · September 5, 2024
X‑Chem Adds Chief Technology Officer to Bolster Its Digital Drug Discovery Strategy
X-Chem, the leading provider of innovative solutions in early-stage drug discovery, today announced the addition of Dr. Erin Davis as chief technology officer. Dr. Davis brings extensive experience in the areas of data strategy, informatics, computational chemistry and software solutions in drug discovery. The addition of Dr. Davis to X-Chem’s executive team bolsters X-Chem’s strategy of leveraging its data generation platforms and deploying digitized drug discovery solutions to its clients. As a leader in DNA-encoded library technology, discovery and synthetic chemistry and machine learning powered by its proprietary ArtemisAI platform, X-Chem is well positioned to uniquely marry real-world data generation and advanced machine learning approaches to transform and accelerate drug discovery. Dr. Davis’ unique expertise in tying computational platforms together with robust data strategies will make her a key leader as X-Chem continues its growth trajectory as the leading provider of innovative services in small molecule drug discovery.
By X-Chem · Via Business Wire · April 2, 2024
X‑Chem Transitions Executives into New Roles, Appoints New Chief Executive Officer
X-Chem, the leading provider of innovative solutions in early-stage drug discovery, today announced executive management team changes aimed at expanding its position as a premium provider of integrated services to drug hunters.
By X-Chem · Via Business Wire · January 4, 2024
X-Chem and Structural Genomics Consortium Enter Into Collaboration to Unlock the Human Proteome and Promote Open Science
X-Chem, a global leader in innovative drug discovery services, and the Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC), a public-private partnership dedicated to accelerating drug discovery through open science, announced that they have entered a collaboration aimed at creating new chemical tools to study human proteins. The goal is to generate DNA-encoded library (DEL) screening data for large numbers of under-addressed proteins in the human proteome — ultimately allowing drug discovery and machine learning (ML) experts from around the world to use the data to unlock disease targets of the future.
By X-Chem · Via Business Wire · September 28, 2023
X-Chem Appoints Chief Scientific Officer and Chief Financial Officer
X-Chem, the leading provider of innovative solutions in early-stage drug discovery, announced the addition of Karen Lackey as chief scientific officer (CSO) and David Hagerman as chief financial officer (CFO) to its global executive management team.
By X-Chem · Via Business Wire · August 10, 2023
X-Chem and Kymera Expand Existing Partnership
X-Chem, the leading provider of innovative solutions in early-stage drug discovery, today announced the expansion of its collaboration with Kymera Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQKYMR). With the expanded agreement, X-Chem will serve as the primary provider of DNA-encoded library (DEL)-based screening services to Kymera — with X-Chem applying its world-leading DEL platform to support Kymera’s discovery of first- and best-in-class protein degraders. The expanded partnership comprises 12 targets and grants Kymera exclusive rights to compounds discovered within the collaboration.
By X-Chem · Via Business Wire · January 31, 2023
X-Chem and Sironax Begin Neurodegenerative Disease Drug Discovery Research Partnership
X-Chem, the global leader in DNA-encoded library (DEL) technology, today announces the establishment of a research partnership with Sironax, in which X-Chem will leverage its powerful DEL platform to support Sironax’s drug discovery pipeline. Through the collaboration, X-Chem will screen its unique DNA-encoded libraries against difficult-to-drug targets implicated in neurodegenerative disease to discover hits. In turn, Sironax will prosecute these hits into transformational medicines for degenerative disease.
By X-Chem · Via Business Wire · January 5, 2023
X-Chem’s New AI-Powered Ecosystem to Accelerate Drug Discovery
X-Chem, the leader of DNA-encoded library (DEL) technology and artificial intelligence (AI) for small molecule drug discovery, today announced the availability of XD3 — X-Chem’s Dynamic Drug Discovery ecosystem for biopharma partners and clients. XD3 combines the vast trove of data generated by DEL screening, the analytical and predictive power of X-Chem’s artificial intelligence platform, ArtemisAI, and its deep medicinal chemistry expertise into an end-to-end package designed to accelerate the path to new medicines.
By X-Chem · Via Business Wire · April 19, 2022
X-Chem’s Noor Shaker Awarded for Achievements in AI for Drug Discovery
X-Chem, the pioneer of DNA-encoded library (DEL) technology and artificial intelligence (AI) for small molecule drug discovery, today announced that Senior Vice President and General Manager Noor Shaker was named a winner in the Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards program from Business Intelligence Group. Shaker is one of six receiving an individual award, which recognizes people, organizations and products bringing AI to life and applying it to solve real problems.
By X-Chem · Via Business Wire · March 30, 2022
X-Chem Acquires ComInnex
X-Chem, the pioneer of DNA-encoded library (DEL) technology and recognized leader in generating actionable results to drive small molecule drug discovery, today announced the acquisition of ComInnex, a leading European provider of synthetic chemistry services and novel chemical technologies to support early-stage drug discovery.
By X-Chem · Via Business Wire · October 25, 2021
X-Chem Announces OpenDEX DNA-Encoded Library Screening
X-Chem, the industry-leading provider of DNA-encoded library (DEL)-based discovery services, today announced the global launch of its OpenDEX solution. This new offering provides flexible access to the high-quality libraries, experienced DEL operators and powerful informatic tools that make up the X-Chem discovery platform.
By X-Chem · Via Business Wire · May 11, 2021