High-throughput screening (HTS) is a method for scientific
experimentation especially used in
drug discovery and relevant to the fields of
biology and
chemistry. Using
robotics, data processing and control software, liquid handling devices, and sensitive detectors, High-throughput screening allows a researcher to quickly conduct millions of chemical, genetic, or pharmacological tests. Through this process one can rapidly identify active compounds, antibodies, or genes that modulate a particular biomolecular pathway. The results of these experiments provide starting points for drug design and for understanding the interaction or role of a particular biochemical process in biology.