The Search for a Vaccine
U of T scientists are pursuing a made-in-Canada solution to end the pandemic
Drug development
Alán Aspuru-Guzik Has Seen the Lab of The Future, and It’s Very, Very Fast
By bringing artificial intelligence into chemistry, Prof. Aspuru-Guzik aims to vastly shrink the time it takes to develop new drugs – and almost everything else
Advancing Drugs to Fight Cancer and Other Diseases
A research centre at U of T Mississauga aims to speed up the development of new life-saving cancer medications
New Centre to Fight Cancer
A U of T Mississauga team is tackling some of the most fatal forms of the disease
Engineering a Human Liver
Liver tissue created in a U of T lab could help reduce the time and cost of drug development
A Better Path to Drug Discovery
Making pharmaceutical research more open could shave years off the time it takes to bring a new drug to market
Herb Appeal
Scientists aim to isolate and harness marijuana’s pain-killing properties to create more effective medicines
The Next Big Idea
Ten concepts that could shape the future: from digital credentials to safer drugs to DNA-tailored diets and more
Drug Provides Key to Halting Alzheimer’s Disease in Mice
Researchers discover new breakthrough in fighting Alzheimer’s disease
How Much Are Drugs Worth?
A fledgling medical science attempts an answer