Drug Screening

LifeArc Drug Library

LifeArc (previously MRC Technology) is an independent life science medical research charity that partners with academic, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and charity organisations to move promising medical research forward into viable and accessible patient treatments. LifeArc combine commercialisation and technology transfer/IP management skills with diagnostic and drug discovery expertise, specialising in small molecule and therapeutic antibodies. LifeArc have supplied the HTSF with 20,000 compounds for researchers to use. Screening is completed within the HTSF with results being deconvoluted by LifeArc. Using the expertise provided by LifeArc, researchers can then take research further.

FDA Approved collection
Compounds approved for use by the US Food and Drug Administration - 4 plates
Natural Products collection
Purified novel natural products from plants or fungi- 4 plates
Kinase collection
Compounds predicted to inhibit kinases - 16 plates
Index collection
Compounds selected as representatives of the full MRCT collection - 32 plates