Center for New Medicines Is a Hub for Life-Saving Treatments

Emory’s Woodruff Health Sciences Center is developing a drug discovery pipeline for translating fundamental biological discoveries into the next generation of life-saving treatments. The Center for New Medicines will serve as a one-stop hub of advanced technology, infrastructure, and resources, where scientists and physicians will work together to identify unmet medical needs and create solutions to improve health outcomes.

The idea for the center was formulated by co-directors Haian Fu and Dennis Liotta to streamline the process for advancing medical innovation. Emory scientists and clinicians have been at the forefront of discovering treatments for a myriad of diseases of global concern, including HIV, COVID-19, cancer, and hepatitis B. Fu says the new center will focus on some of the most prevalent and confounding diseases, including cancer and neurodegenerative conditions.

“The diverse expertise and robust infrastructure we have at Emory provide a fertile ground for nurturing new transformative treatments,” says Fu. “We’re aiming to bridge the gap between scientific discovery and clinical translation.”