Author: Masoud Jamei

Is the era of “hERGphobia” finally coming to an end? Drug-induced cardiovascular adverse events are one of the leading causes of drug withdrawals from the market and of drug label restrictions. As a result, biopharmaceutical companies are keen to identify new drug candidates with a propensity to cause arrhythmias, or the heart to beat with … Continued

Historically, toxicity testing has been conducted by giving lab animals high doses of chemicals and observing them for adverse events. But quantifying the risks chemicals pose to humans based on animal studies is problematic as the chemical doses are often orders of magnitude higher than environmental levels. Moreover, this process is slow, expensive, and ethically … Continued