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Ulrich Schopfer1, Caroline Engeloch, Frank Höhn

  • 1Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland.

Methods in Molecular Biology (Clifton, N.J.)
|September 4, 2009
PubMed

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Phenotypic chemogenomics screening needs flexible strategies. A new High Throughput Cherry Picking (HTCP) system using acoustic dispensing enables hypothesis-driven experiments, improving accuracy in drug discovery.

Area of Science:

  • Chemogenomics
  • High-throughput screening
  • Drug discovery

Background:

  • Phenotypic chemogenomics studies are complex, often yielding false positives/negatives.
  • Traditional High Throughput Screening (HTS) lacks flexibility for iterative, hypothesis-based experiments.
  • Adapting screening for complex biological systems is crucial for effective lead identification.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a novel High Throughput Cherry Picking (HTCP) system.
  • To enable a new paradigm of hypothesis-driven screening in chemogenomics.
  • To demonstrate the utility of HTCP in real-world chemogenomics studies.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a High Throughput Cherry Picking (HTCP) system.
  • Utilizing acoustic dispensing technology for precise compound handling.
  • Implementing iterative, hypothesis-based experimental workflows.

Main Results:

  • The HTCP system provides the necessary flexibility for hypothesis-driven experiments.
  • Demonstrated successful application in three distinct chemogenomics studies.
  • Improved efficiency and accuracy in identifying potential drug leads.

Conclusions:

  • The HTCP system supports a more effective screening paradigm for chemogenomics.
  • Hypothesis-based screening enhances the reliability of results in complex biological systems.
  • This approach advances lead finding in drug discovery.

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