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Some drugs work by design. Others work because a chemist found a way around a problem the original design couldn't solve.
Dr. Nick Meanwell (Baruch S. Blumberg Institute) brings that range to MCADDI 2026, prodrugs, bioisosteres, and more.
A molecule can be perfectly designed and still fail, not because it doesn't work, but because the body clears it before it gets the chance to.
Dr. Punit Marathe (BMS / Agios) leads MCADDI 2026 on drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics.
Register: biofaba.org.in/mcaddi
Medicinal chemistry used to mean years in the lab before you knew if an idea was worth pursuing. That's changing.
Rachel Lagiakos (Novartis) leads MCADDI 2026's sessions on AI and in-silico tools in drug design.
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A molecule doesn't work because it's clever. It works because it fits.
Dr. Vincent Stoll (AbbVie) walks MCADDI 2026 through structure-based drug design, using a target's actual shape to guide what changes matter.
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A molecule that hits its target isn't a drug yet.
Ralf Glatthar (Novartis) leads MCADDI 2026 through Hit-to-Lead & Lead Optimization, the stage where it earns its way forward, or doesn't.
Register: biofaba.org.in/mcaddi
Excellence doesn't wait for a finished career to be worth recognizing.
FABA & Shantha Excellence Awards — free to apply, open now. Deadline Sept 20.
Apply: biofaba.org.in/faba-and-shan…
Most drug discovery conversations start in the middle - assuming everyone agrees on what makes a molecule "drug-like."
Tom Prisinzano (Univ. of Kentucky) opens MCADDI 2026 by going back to first principles instead.
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#MCADDI2026
India has built scale in pharma. The next challenge is drug discovery capability.
MCADDI 2026 — Hyderabad
6 days · 30+ global faculty · Full pipeline coverage
Supported by ACS & IUPAC
Oct 25–30, 2026 | University of Hyderabad
#MCADDI2026 #DrugDiscovery #MedicinalChemistry
India has scientific talent.
Do we have the training to convert it into drug discovery capability?
What’s the most underrepresented skill in Indian drug discovery teams today?
#drugdiscovery #India #MedicinalChemistry #Pharma hashtag#MCADDI2026 #FABA
MCADDI has been conducted since 2015 with ACS & IUPAC.
Past faculty: BMS, Genentech, AbbVie, Schrodinger, Sun Pharma, Aurigene, Glenmark.
2024 edition at Biocon Academy hosted 150+ participants.
MCADDI 2026: Oct 25–30 | Hyderabad.
India produces ~20% of global generics but <1% of new drugs, highlighting a major innovation gap. Drug discovery takes 10–15 years, from target ID to approval, with high failure rates only ~10% entering Phase I reach market.
Understanding the full pipeline is critical.
India makes ~20% of the world’s generic medicines.
But in drug discovery, our contribution remains limited.
AI is beginning to change this, rapidly.
The question is:
Will Indian innovators lead this shift?
🤖 Made with AI
FABA + Yashoda Hospitals launch:
AI Innovation Challenge in Pharma R&D
For startups & AI teams solving real problems.
• Pitch to hospital leaders & investors
• Showcase at global conference
• Win up to ₹1 lakh
Apply by May 20: forms.gle/WzYqVs47pNhFp6caA
India makes ~20% of global generics but <1% of novel drugs. The manufacturing, discovery gap, driven by limited industry-linked training across medicinal chemistry, pharmacology, ADME, and translational biology, is a major challenge we aim to address
Federation of Asian Biotech Associations (FABA) retweeted
📢#events 👇
@bio_faba is organising a MCADDI 2026 — Medicinal Chemistry, Drug Discovery & Development India.
🗓️25 to 30 October 2026
More details 👇 indiabioscience.org/events/m…
🚨 Calling all young scientists & biotech innovators!
Join the Drug Discovery & Development Workshop 2025
🔬 AI, gene therapy, ADCs
💼 IP & commercialization
🎓 4 days of expert talks & networking
🗓️ Aug 28–31
🎫 Students: ₹3000
#FromLabToLife #Biofaba2025 #biotechindia
Back by demand! 🚨 The 2nd Edition of FABA’s Finishing School is here.
🔬 Lab Skills
🧠 Soft Skills
💼 Career Mentoring
Future scientists, this is your time. #FABA #FinishingSchool #BiotechCareers #LabToLeadership #Microbiology #LifeScience
Introducing Whale Tank 3.0 - The Webinar Series:
"Blueprints of Breakthroughs: The Real Biotech Startup Grind" featuring Dr. Markandeya Gorantla on 25th April 2025 at 6:00 PM IST
Register Now: forms.gle/9ZnrLUMjEu8ScV2NA
Foundation skills: Transforming Scientific Potential
FABA is now accepting applications for its prestigious 4-week laboratory sciences intensive (May 8-June 4). This selective program admits only 20 exceptional life science students per batch.
