Natural language processing in drug discovery: bridging the gap between text and therapeutics with artificial intelligence

The field of Natural Language Processing (NLP) within the life sciences has exploded in its capacity to aid the extraction and analysis of data from scientific texts in recent years through the advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Drug discovery pipelines have been innovated and accelerated...

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Main Authors: Withers, Christine Ann (Author) , Rufai, Amina Mardiyyah (Author) , Venkatesan, Aravind (Author) , Tirunagari, Santosh (Author) , Lobentanzer, Sebastian (Author) , Harrison, Melissa (Author) , Zdrazil, Barbara (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 30 Apr 2025
In: Expert opinion on drug discovery
Year: 2025, Volume: 20, Issue: 6, Pages: 765-783
ISSN:1746-045X
DOI:10.1080/17460441.2025.2490835
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1080/17460441.2025.2490835
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17460441.2025.2490835
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Author Notes:Christine Ann Withers, Amina Mardiyyah Rufai, Aravind Venkatesan, Santosh Tirunagari, Sebastian Lobentanzer, Melissa Harrison and Barbara Zdrazil

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