DRUG DISCOVERY

History and Research Interests: The Pennsylvania Drug Discovery Institute (PDDI) is located in the Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center (PABIO) in Doylestown, PA, and the Montgomery County Technical Center in King of Pr ussia, PA. It was founded by Allen Reitz, Ph.D., and Kathleen Czupich, MBA, in June 2010. It is a nonprofit organization that mainly provides service to the scientific community in the region... When the PDDI was created, we conducted a review of similar Drug Discovery Centers or Institutes. There are 70 of these in the U.S. that are directed toward product development or research. The product-focused drug discovery centers are staffed largely by experienced researchers with an industrial background and have a technology transfer, applied emphasis. Examples of such organizations in Pennsylvania are found at Temple University and Drexel University. The research-focused drug discovery centers have as a primary goal the raising of funds to support the basic research of..

Primary location: Doylestown United States