drug discovery and development

(Tufts University, Health Sciences) Tufts University announces the public launch of the Tufts Institute for Biomedical Partnerships website/HUB: www.tuftspharmapartners.org The Institute is university-wide, global pharmaceutical partnering initiative designed to create and manage a diverse portfolio of drug discovery and development partnerships.

(SRI International) SRI International, an independent nonprofit research and development organization, was selected by the National Cancer Institute for a leading role in the newly formed "Chemical Biology Consortium" (CBC), a collaborative drug discovery partnership focused on advancing new cancer therapeutics active against novel molecular and genetic cancer targets.

In 2000, an important meeting took place between two men.