What Is High Throughput Screening And How Is It Evolving?

HTS is an assay process that can quickly run hundreds — even thousands — of drug screens at a given time. It relies on robotics, artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies to test targets against a vast library of compounds.

But HTS has applications well beyond disease targeting. For example, it can aid cancer research and antibiotic development. Other researchers have engaged molecular and cellular assays for genomics, epigenetics, immunochemistry, and other fields.

We explore how HTS as evolved, what is required to run an HTS facility, and how 3D applications are now playing a role in this process.