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  • Open PHACTS is a collaboration among academia, publishers, SMEs, and pharmaceutical companies aimed at creating an open pharmacological space using advanced semantic web technologies.
  • The project focuses on developing practical applications to improve drug discovery research in both academic and industrial settings.
  • The paper discusses the challenges of drug discovery and how Open PHACTS plans to tackle these challenges through technical solutions and social collaboration.

Article Abstract

Open PHACTS is a public-private partnership between academia, publishers, small and medium sized enterprises and pharmaceutical companies. The goal of the project is to deliver and sustain an 'open pharmacological space' using and enhancing state-of-the-art semantic web standards and technologies. It is focused on practical and robust applications to solve specific questions in drug discovery research. OPS is intended to facilitate improvements in drug discovery in academia and industry and to support open innovation and in-house non-public drug discovery research. This paper lays out the challenges and how the Open PHACTS project is hoping to address these challenges technically and socially.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drudis.2012.05.016DOI Listing

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