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Drug Discovery & NCE Development

Through dedicated partnerships with drug discovery and development labs, we support rapid turnaround from early-stage discovery to a clean IND. This is what makes Credence a discovery-to-approval partner, not development-to-approval.
Discovery chemistry
Design and synthesis for hit finding, hit-to-lead and lead optimization
End-to-end library design through scale-up chemistry
Green Chemistry by Design (GCbD)
FTE arrangements for dedicated chemistry support
Toward the clinic
Lead optimization and the data package for IND
Regulatory support for IND filing
Technology transfer to plant scale-up
Collaboration with pharma, research institutions and CROs
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