Academic Drug Discovery Consortium (ADDC)

The Academic Drug Discovery Consortium is a professional society dedicated to building the community of academic drug discovery labs and the companies, universities, and government agencies that support and partner with these centers. The ADDC is a non-profit entity established in 2012 by five prominent academic drug discovery centers with the following objectives: - Establish an interactive network of the growing number of academic drug discovery scientists and centers. - Exchange know how and expertise related to drug discovery programs, technologies, faculty engagement, industry partnerships, contractual arrangements. - Create a central repository of drug discovery centers, partnerships, job opportunities, and events. - Provide education material related to the drug discovery process and the creation of an academic drug discovery center. - Provide a platform for partnering and collaboration between consortium members and the life science industry including pharma, biotech, CRO's and other service providers. - Advocate/Advise to NIH and other funding agencies. - Establish meeting and programs specific to academic drug discovery.