Koller: Most drug failures stem from wrong target selection, not trial design
Daphne Koller · No Priors Ep. 6 | With Daphne Koller from Insitro · May 19, 2023 · at 13:14
Insitro founder and CEO Daphne Koller explains why target identification represents the biggest bottleneck and opportunity in drug discovery.
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“It's a place where most programs fail is because we're just not modulating the right thing. It's the wrong target in the wrong indication or the wrong patient population.”
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