Pharma Bio World - December 2016

Pharmaceutical bioinformatics is a new discipline in the area of the genomics revolution. It is central to biomedicine with application in areas like pharmacy, medicine, biology and medicinal chemistry. The genomics revolution has given high throughput methods for massive gene sequencing, chemical synthesis and biological testing. This creates oceans of new information. Pharmaceutical bioinformatics is all about how to use all the new information effectively. In this issue, themed on Bioinformatics, we covers news and views of industry honchos that address trends and issues pertaining to pharmaceutical bioinformatics.