Artificial intelligence-enhanced drug design and development: Toward a computational precision medicine

Drug Discov Today. 2022 Jan;27(1):215-222. doi: 10.1016/j.drudis.2021.09.006. Epub 2021 Sep 20.

Abstract

Artificial Intelligence (AI) relies upon a convergence of technologies with further synergies with life science technologies to capture the value of massive multi-modal data in the form of predictive models supporting decision-making. AI and machine learning (ML) enhance drug design and development by improving our understanding of disease heterogeneity, identifying dysregulated molecular pathways and therapeutic targets, designing and optimizing drug candidates, as well as evaluating in silico clinical efficacy. By providing an unprecedented level of knowledge on both patient specificities and drug candidate properties, AI is fostering the emergence of a computational precision medicine allowing the design of therapies or preventive measures tailored to the singularities of individual patients in terms of their physiology, disease features, and exposure to environmental risks.

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Big data; Computational precision medicine; Disease model; Drug discovery & development; Machine learning.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Artificial Intelligence*
  • Biomedical Technology / methods
  • Biomedical Technology / trends
  • Decision Support Techniques
  • Drug Design / trends*
  • Drug Development / trends*
  • Drug Evaluation* / methods
  • Drug Evaluation* / trends
  • Humans
  • Medical Informatics
  • Precision Medicine* / methods
  • Precision Medicine* / trends