Vector-borne diseases pose global health challenges, requiring innovative drug discovery approaches. Target identification and mechanism of action (MoA) studies are essential to understand pathogen-host interactions and identify molecular targets crucial for pathogen survival, replication, or transmission. Compounds to be tested are selected properly during the early phase of drug discovery and lead development. Previous strategies and technologies are today implemented with recent discoveries. Therefore one of the main aim is to promote and strengthen innovative technologies required in the translation of leads and candidates from animal to humans and vice versa to ensure the progression of qualified leads and candidates to the end of the pre-clinical phase and de-risk studies in clinical phase 1. Ecotoxicology evaluation is essential therefore to this aim. Therefore established assays and receptor based assays are already existing and should be discussed and implemented. Marker/biomarker suggesting that in vivo the compounds is maintaining a risky or safe profile are required. Therefore the research work in the field is falling in the more general field of the identification of existing and novel assays including standardization procedures and problems.

Environmental impact of Pharmaceuticals presentation by Rolf During

Deliverable 15. Report on biomarker and receptor-based assays in ecotoxicology

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OneHealthdrugs CA21111
Title:

One Health drugs against parasitic vector borne diseases in Europe and beyond

Acronym:

OneHealthdrugs

Start date of the Action:

24/10/2022

End date of the Action:

23/10/2026

CSO approval date:

27/05/2022

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)

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Contact Points
Chair:

Maria Paola Costi

Vice-Chair:

Anabela Cordeiro da Silva

COST staff

Scientific Officer:
Lucia Forzi
Administrative Officer:
Nathalie Warenghien

Administrative Team

Maria Cristina Notarsanto
Maria Esposito and Laura Leonardi