Is there a best strategy for drug discovery?

The Society for Medicines Research held a meeting on March 18, 2003, at the National Heart & Lung Institute in London, United Kingdom, to discuss strategies for drug discovery. The meeting began with a history of the origins of drug discovery. Discussions also covered the best strategies for drug discovery, including combinatorial chemistry and high-throughput screening, and ways to meet the challenge of the so-called "innovation gap," among other topics. Speakers included a Nobel Laureate and discoverer of two of the most significant drug classes of the 20th century, and the greatest drug generator of all time. Various companies and institutions were also represented in the talks.