We discuss how we designed the Open Targets Platform (www.targetvalidation.org), an intuitive application for bench scientists working in early drug discovery. To meet the needs of our users, we applied lean user experience (UX) design methods: we started engaging with users very early and carried out research, design and evaluation activities within an iterative development process. We also emphasize the collaborative nature of applying lean UX design, which we believe is a foundation for success in this and many other scientific projects.

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为药物发现科学家设计直观的Web应用程序

我们将讨论如何设计开放目标平台（www.targetvalidation.org），这是从事早期药物发现的替补科学家的直观应用程序。为了满足用户的需求，我们采用了精益用户体验（UX）设计方法：我们从很早就开始与用户互动，并在迭代开发过程中进行了研究，设计和评估活动。我们还强调了应用精益用户体验设计的协作性质，我们认为这是在此项目以及许多其他科学项目中取得成功的基础。