Alternative, Scalable Synthetic Routes for Phase II-ready Small Molecule
Pays $50,000 for a scalable, low-cost synthesis route for a Phase II drug candidate.
Alternative, Scalable Synthetic Routes for Phase II-ready Small Molecule is a challenge from an undisclosed pharmaceutical company, posted as an InnoCentive 'Seeker,' paying $50,000 to chemists, process-chemistry experts, start-ups, academic groups and organisations who can propose an alternative synthetic route to manufacture a specific clinical-candidate small molecule — a delta opioid receptor …
Looking for chemists, process-chemistry experts, start-ups, academic groups and organisations proposing an alternative synthetic route to manufacture a specific clinical-candidate small molecule (a delta opioid receptor agonist for neuropathic pain) at multi-tonne, GMP-ready scale. Solutions should sit at Technology Readiness Level 4-6 and keep cost of goods below 3,000 EUR/kg API, ideally under 1,000 EUR/kg.
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