Desmond Fitzgerald | Aug 1, 2004 | 6 min read
FIGURE 1: Competing elements that influence target selectionIn drug discovery, a research director faces considerable challenges trying to make consistently good decisions concerning target selection. The task is comparable to a treasure hunt with many enticing clues about where to dig, leading often to large, empty holes.Many perceive the pharmaceutical business as being in a state of crisis. Financial survival and growth mandates the introduction of three or four new chemical entities each yea