Discovery Biology

Pharmacology at WuXi AppTec offers extensive in vivo models in many therapeutic areas to provide high quality services to support drug development including in vivo proof of concept, efficacy screening, target validation, target engagement and mechanism of action studies.

People: Pharmacology is led by returnees with many years of Western pharmaceutical experience, involving in drug development taking chemical entities from basic research to regulatory approval of current medications. Together with domestic trained talents, our teams have a record of providing excellent services to our customers.

Facility: A world class, AAALAC accredited, 33,000 square-foot pharmacology facility in the Shanghai provides laboratories to support metabolic diseases, pain, inflammation and neuroscience projects. The facility also includes ample barrier area for oncology studies and Biosafety Level 2 laboratories for infectious diseases to provide additional in vivo models and services.

Therapeutic Areas: Centers of Excellence are established in the area of pain, inflammation, diabetes and obesity. Experienced leaders in oncology, infectious diseases and neuroscience provide services and input in their specialized areas. Pharmacology aims to provide efficient, cost-effective and value-added services and will expand to additional areas in the future.