Chemical genetics and genomics and drug discovery. Highlights from the Society for Medicines Research symposium held Thursday March 10, 2005, in London, United Kingdom.

The SMR Symposium Chemical Genetics and Genomics: What Are They and Are They Helping Drug Discovery was held on March 10, 2005 at the National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London. The conference program brought together an international line up of speakers representing academia, biotechnology and large pharmaceutical companies to discuss a variety of drug discovery strategies, falling under the umbrella terminology Chemical Genomics and Genetics. Highlights of the meeting are discussed. 2005 Prous Science. All rights reserved