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title: "Webinar: Alternative preclinical models to revolutionize cardiac and CNS drug discovery"
description: Ncardia Senior Neuroscientist Radhika Menon, PhD shares her expertise about iPSC-derived models in CNS and cardiac drug discovery pipelines.
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# [Webinar: Alternative preclinical models to revolutionize cardiac and CNS drug discovery](https://www.ncardia.com/insights/webinars/alternative-preclinical-models-to-revolutionize-cardiac-and-cns-drug-disovery)

 Written by [Radhika Menon](https://www.ncardia.com/insights/webinars/author/radhika-menon) | February 28, 2023

The discovery of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) wherein somatic cells from the human body could be turned into pluripotent stem cells is a game-changer for science and medicine. [Human iPSCs can give rise to multiple cell types](https://www.ncardia.com/our-approach/ipsc-technology) and can be derived from any individual, for eg. a patient with a relevant pathology.

The lack of relevant models also affects industry as well as organizations conducting basic and translational research. [iPSC derived models can contribute to different stages of the drug discovery pipeline](https://www.ncardia.com/insights/resources/whitepaper-disease-modeling-with-human-ipsc-technology), starting from target identification, lead optimization to pre-clinical trials by:

1. Unraveling human-specific patho-mechanisms
2. Predicting the adverse effects of drugs *before* market launch
3. Discovering new therapeutic targets with fewer adverse effects
4. Discovering etiology-specific therapies

During the webinar - "Alternative preclinical models to revolutionize cardiac and CNS drug discovery" - our senior neuroscientist Radhika Menon will discuss how therapeutic developers can harness the full power of iPSC technology to their benefit.

[View full post](https://www.ncardia.com/insights/webinars/alternative-preclinical-models-to-revolutionize-cardiac-and-cns-drug-disovery)

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