Bioinformatics in Drug DevelopmentKhan NT* Department of Biotechnology, Division of Life Sciences and Informatics, Balochistan University of Information Technology Engineering and Management Sciences (BUITEMS), Quetta, Pakistan AbstractIn today's world, where faster development of a new drug is crucial, not just for the patients but also for the pharmaceutical companies that are always in a competition for delivering a "new chemical entity (NCE)" to the market and the public. Bioinformatics, through various databases, web services, software and tools, has made a huge impact on the drug development process.