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1859 The Origin of Next Generation Medicines

Pipeline

Small molecules, discovered and optimised in-house.

Six programmes across oncology, inflammation and neuroscience. All were originated by the platform and are being optimised by our own chemistry and biology teams.

Programme status
ProgrammeTarget classIndication areaStageOrigin
1859-1041KinaseOncologyLead optimisationPlatform
1859-2087GPCRInflammationLead optimisationPlatform
1859-3012Ion channelNeuroscienceLead identificationPlatform
1859-3044ProteaseOncologyLead identificationPlatform
1859-4009UndisclosedInflammationHit expansionPartner target
1859-5023UndisclosedNeuroscienceHit expansionPartner target

Stages follow standard small molecule nomenclature. Programme identifiers are internal.

Five stages from a commercial scaffold through core structures to a selected candidate

How a programme moves

A programme enters the platform as a target hypothesis and a set of assay requirements. The first two cycles are exploratory: broad libraries against the primary assay to establish whether the target is tractable at all. From the third cycle the model has enough signal to design narrower libraries, and chemistry begins to converge on series rather than hits.

Progression between stages is decided by a joint chemistry and biology review against pre-agreed criteria — potency, selectivity, predicted clearance, and synthetic tractability. Programmes that fail are stopped rather than carried.

Partnering

We work with pharmaceutical and biotechnology partners on targets where our platform gives a genuine speed or coverage advantage — typically targets with no existing chemical matter, or where selectivity against a close family is the central problem. Two of our six programmes are partnered.

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