Medicinal Chemistry & Computer Aided Drug Designing

Biography

Thorsten Nowak completed his PhD from the University of Cambridge (UK) in the areas of aldol methodology and natural product synthesis. In 1996, he joinedrnAstraZeneca where he worked on all stages of drug discovery in medicinal chemistry as Team Leader and Project Manager. His keen interest in new technologiesrnmotivated a career move in 2012, when he joined C4X Discovery. Since he joined C4X, he has been instrumental in expanding the capabilities of C4X into appliedrndrug discovery. In his current role as Head of Medicinal Chemistry, he is leading the chemistry group and is responsible for all internal drug discovery effortsrnconducted at C4X as well as program work with our pharmaceutical partners.

Abstract

Abstract : Conformational Design and its importance in drug discovery