Author Archives: Megan Thomas

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DDW Highlights: 26 August 2025

The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates. The news this week has emphasised the importance of shared knowledge and expertise to the… Read More

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Female researcher in a laboratory
#Antibiotic resistance #Antibiotics #Antibody-based therapeutics #Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) #Cancer research #Carbon emissions #Environmental impact #Green lab movement #Immunotherapy #Interview #Lab technology #Molecular Biology #Oncology #Sustain #T cell activation

New podcast: Strategies and challenges in drug discovery

This is the latest episode of the free DDW narrated podcast, titled “Strategies and challenges in therapeutic development and lab practice”, which covers three articles written for DDW Volume 24 – Issue 4, Fall 2023. They are called: “The inner workings of antibiotics”, “Targeting advances in immunotherapies”, and… Read More

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Immunotherapy
#Autoimmune disease #Immunic Therapeutics #Immunology #MS #Neurodegenerative disorders #Neurology

Moving beyond managing autoimmune diseases to progression

What if we’re finally moving beyond managing autoimmune diseases and toward slowing their progression? That’s the promise behind Immunic Therapeutics’ recent long-term data on vidofludimus calcium (IMU‑838. Dr Daniel Vitt, CEO of Immunic, discusses these results and insights with DDW’s Megan Thomas. MT: Can you unpack what the sustained neuroprotective… Read More

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#Cancer vaccine #CAR-T #Cell therapy #Immunotherapy #Oncology

New DDW Highlights podcast: 19 August 2025

The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates. This week has seen some incredible advances in immunotherapy, including the development of a therapy… Read More

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DDW Highlights: 19 August 2025

The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates. This week has seen some incredible advances in immunotherapy, including the development of a therapy… Read More

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DDW Highlights: 11 August 2025

The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates. In the week that the US… Read More

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#Eye health #Immunology / Virology & Vaccines #LIfT BioSciences #mRNA

New DDW Highlights podcast: 11 August 2025

The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates. In the week that the US… Read More

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#Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) #Biotechnology #Blood-based biomarkers #MND #PLL Therapeutics

Unlocking early detection and treatment of ALS

PLL Therapeutics will present its strategic approach in the early detection and treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), a form of motor neuron disease (MND), at the 19th Bioshares Biotech Summit. Bioshares is an Australian biotech stock report. The summit, hosting emerging life science companies listed on the ASX, with… Read More

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#In Conversation Series

A non-opioid approach to chronic low back pain

In the In Conversation With series, a part of the free DDW podcast, DDW speaks with members of the drug discovery industry about their work and how it helps turn science into business.    In this episode, Megan Thomas is in conversation with Steve Ruston, CEO… Read More

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Back pain
#Chronic low back pain #Chronic pain #Drug development #Non-opioid #Persica Pharmaceuticals

New podcast: A non-opioid approach to chronic low back pain

In the In Conversation With series, a part of the free DDW podcast, DDW speaks with members of the drug discovery industry about their work and how it helps turn science into business.    In this episode, Megan Thomas is in conversation with Steve Ruston, CEO… Read More

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#Alzheimer's #Drug discovery #Neurodegenerative disorders #Neuroscience

New DDW Highlights podcast: 4 August 2025

The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates. With the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) taking place this week in Toronto, Canada, there… Read More

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DDW Highlights: 4 August 2025

The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates. With the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) taking place this week in Toronto, Canada, there… Read More

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#Advanced Therapies #Biomanufacturing #Cell and gene therapy #Drug discovery #Manufacturing

New DDW Highlights podcast: 28 July 2025

The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates. Following the recent news that the FDA rejected Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical’s gene therapy due to manufacturing concerns,… Read More

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#DDW Highlights podcast

DDW Highlights: 28 July 2025

The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates. Following the recent news that the FDA rejected Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical’s gene therapy due to manufacturing concerns,… Read More

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#Cancer biology #Genetic diseases #Regenerative Medicine #Stem cells #Trogenix

Harnessing heterogeneity to treat cancer patients

Cancer is no longer seen as a simple disease of unchecked cell growth, but as a complex, adaptive ecosystem shaped by genetic mutations, immune evasion, and transcriptional plasticity that allow tumours to survive and evolve. Steve Pollard, CSO & Founder of Trogenix and Professor of Stem Cell and Cancer Biology,… Read More

#Cancer Research #Exclusive Content