Newsletter | October 3, 2026

10.03.26 -- Drug Discovery Online Best Of September

SEPTEMBER'S BEST FEATURED EDITORIAL

A Simple Eye Drop For A Blinding Disease? Claris Bio Raises $118M And Prepares For Pivotal Trials

CSB-001, Claris Bio’s eye drop for limbal stem cell deficiency, could offer a non-surgical way to improve vision, slow vision loss, and reshape LSCD care.

2026 Nucleate Boston Activator Cohort Interview: Carlos Ezio — Criocore

Carlos Ezio, co-founder and CEO of Criocore, a Harvard Medical School spinout developing bioprinted and frozen human tissue models for preclinical development. 

The Future Is Ancient: Evolution, Metabolics, And AI

We caught up with Hannah Gordon, Ph.D., chief scientific officer of Enveda, to discuss why the future may depend more on decoding nature’s evolutionarily selected chemistry.

SEPTEMBER'S BEST INDUSTRY INSIGHTS

Drug Discovery Beyond Rule Of Five: ECCS Class 3 And 4 Strategies

Gain practical guidance for advancing bRo5 candidates through improved permeability and metabolic stability with insights on ECCS classes 3 and 4, optimized in vitro tools, and design principles.

Accelerating Small Molecule Development Using High-Content Imaging

High‑content imaging enables rapid discovery and optimization of small‑molecule protein degraders by delivering multiparametric, single‑cell insights that accelerate hit identification.

Enabling Effective Passive And Active Immune Cell Targeting Strategies

Targeted LNPs that bypass the liver and home to the spleen could reshape in vivo CAR T cell manufacturing. See the data behind the approach.

SEPTEMBER'S BEST SOLUTIONS

Smarter Analytics For Smarter Cell And Gene Therapies With Digital PCR

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