The Discovery of Alixorexton: Applying Structure-Guided Drug Design to Deliver a Selective Orexin 2 Receptor Agonist

1:30 pm - Tuesday 2nd March 2027

  • Applying structure-guided design principles to optimize potency, selectivity and druglike properties
  • Overcoming medicinal chemistry challenges associated with targeting the Orexin 2 receptor
  • Translating receptor biology and pharmacology into a development candidate for narcolepsy

Speakers:

Director - Computational Chemistry
Alkermes plc