Sygnature Discovery Limited

Sygnature Discovery is the United Kingdom’s largest independent provider of integrated drug discovery resource and expertise. Founded in 2004, the company undertakes target validation, hit identification, hit-to-lead and lead optimisation projects, and complete drug discovery programmes for pharmaceutical companies. Core capabilities include medicinal chemistry, in vitro bioscience, computational sciences and informatics, DMPK/physical sciences and protein crystallography. Sygnature has an enviable track record of success for delivering multiple drug candidates on client projects.

Medicinal Chemistry

  • One of the largest, most experienced and best equipped medicinal chemistry departments in the UK.
  • International team of pharmaceutical industry-experienced medicinal chemists (80% PhD qualified).
  • Consistently created value for clients and delivered results which have accelerated drug discovery projects into pre-clinical development.
  • FTE-based collaborations are regularly renewed and expanded, amply demonstrating our clients’ confidence in our ability to deliver pivotal results.

Bioscience

  • Considerable drug discovery experience with small molecules and biologicals across a broad range of therapeutic areas and biological target classes (>80% PhD qualified).
  • Expert at establishing and performing biochemical, cellular and biophysical assays utilising industry-standard screening technologies.
  • Knowledge and expertise to design and develop tailored assays and build complete in vitro and in vivo, disease-specific and target-selective screening cascades.
  • Incorporate novel techniques, such as biophysics (SPR and DSF) and live cell imaging (IncuCyte ZOOM and ImageXpress) into screening cascades to produce pivotal data.

Computational Sciences and Informatics

  • Computational scientists (86% PhD qualified) support drug discovery projects during target analysis, hit identification, hit-to-lead and lead optimisation.
  • Virtual high-throughput screening (vHTS) of ~8 million compounds to identify synthetically-tractable small molecules during hit identification projects.
  • Robust and cutting-edge informatics infrastructure which allows clients from anywhere in the world to keep up-to-date with projects.
  • Electronic laboratory note books with secure remote access for clients; documents and data securely stores and shared via Dotmatics database.
  • All Sygnature scientists have on-line access to a wide range of scientific journals. Also specialist patent searching capability and pharmaceutical intelligence.

DMPK and Physical Sciences

  • Dedicated to the understanding of the absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of drug candidates.
  • Our scientists not only undertake a range of industry-standard in vitro DMPK assays, but also have the expertise to interpret the data generated and make project recommendations.
  • Know-how and experience to provide a comprehensive consultancy service to interpret in vitro DMPK and in vivo PK / PD data generated elsewhere. Protein Crystallography
  • Peak Proteins Limited, an affiliate company, undertakes construct design, protein expression and protein purification of the required protein.
  • Proteins can be supplied in formats suitable for in vitro assays, HTS, biophysics assays, in vivo studies or X-ray crystallography.
  • Proteins may be expressed in E.coli, baculovirus/insect cells and mammalian cells, as appropriate.
  • Full range of X-ray capabilities from sparse matrix crystallisation screens to 3D structural representations.

Sygnature Discovery expands DMPK team with appointment of Dr. Edward Browne

Nottingham, UK; 11 October 2016 – Sygnature Discovery Limited, the UKís largest independent provider of integrated drug discovery resources and expertise, has today announced the expansion of its DMPK team with the appointment of Dr. Ed Browne as Associate Director of DMPK. Ed is an experienced drug discovery scientist who brings a thorough understanding of…

Sygnature Discovery‪s group invests in new start up, Peak Proteins

Sygnature Discovery, the UKís largest independent provider of integrated drug discovery resource and expertise has invested, through its parent Sygil Group, in a new start-up company.
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