AI set to transform drug discovery and regulation: Department of Pharmaceuticals

April 5, 2026 11:43 AM

AI set to transform drug discovery and regulation: Department of Pharmaceuticals

The Department of Pharmaceuticals under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers on Saturday highlighted the transformative role of artificial intelligence (AI) in the pharmaceutical sector during a webinar organised as part of Sādhana Saptah 2026. The session, titled “AI and Emerging Technologies in Pharmaceuticals and Regulations,” focused on how AI is reshaping the entire drug development lifecycle - from early-stage research to regulatory approval and post-market surveillance. Addres...

New computational method speeds up drug discovery simulations

December 30, 2025 4:37 PM

New computational method speeds up drug discovery simulations

Scientists have developed a new computational framework that can significantly speed up the simulation of rare molecular events, a development that could strengthen computer-aided drug discovery and pharmaceutical research. The method, called PathGennie, has been developed by researchers at the S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, an autonomous institute under the Department of Science and Technology. The findings have been published in the Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation. ...