Research Area: Venous thromboembolism, Acute coronary syndromes Biological Activity: BIBR-1048 (Dabigatran) is an anticoagulant from the class of the direct thrombin inhibitors. It is being studied for various clinical indications and in many cases it offers an alternative to warfarin as the preferred orally administered blood thinner since it does not require prothrombin time monitoring while offering similar results in terms of efficacy. [1]