Author Archives: Megan Thomas

#Biotherapeutics #DNA #Drug discovery #Gut microbiome #Microbiome #Precision medicine #Synthetic biology #Synthetic DNA

Podcast: How is precision medicine making its mark in drug discovery?

This is the latest episode of the free DDW narrated podcast, titled “How is precision medicine making its mark in drug discovery?”, which covers two articles written for DDW Volume 24 – Issue 3, Summer 2023. They are called: “Accelerating biotherapy and personalised medicine with long DNA”… Read More

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Getting to know key drug discovery leaders and researchers

This is the latest episode of the free DDW narrated podcast, titled “Getting to know key drug discovery leaders and researchers”, which covers two articles written for DDW Volume 24 – Issue 3, Summer 2023. They are called: “Sitting down with… Neil Dhawan”, “Meet… Read More

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Meet The Exhibitor
#AI / data analytics / healthtech / informatics #Antibodies #Cancer research #Career #From the top #Genetics / genomics #Interview #Meet the Researcher #Oncology #Research and development #Sitting Down With #Women in STEM

New podcast: Getting to know key drug discovery leaders

This is the latest episode of the free DDW narrated podcast, titled “Getting to know key drug discovery leaders”, which covers two articles written for DDW Volume 24 – Issue 3, Summer 2023. They are called: “Sitting down with… Neil Dhawan”, “Meet the researcher: Giusy Di Conza, iOnctura”… Read More

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Therapeutic antibodies
#Alzheimer's #Antibodies #Cancer #Covid-19 #Engineered antibodies #Immunology #Janssen #Monoclonal antibodies #Rare disease #Therapeutic Antibodies

Podcast: Where is the innovation in the therapeutic antibody market?

This is the latest episode of the free DDW narrated podcast, titled “Where is the innovation in the therapeutic antibody market?”, which covers two articles written for DDW Volume 24 – Issue 3, Summer 2023. They are called: “Finding the North Star of therapeutic antibodies” and “Which diseases… Read More

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#GLP-1 #Weight loss #Women's health

New DDW Highlights podcast: 31 March 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. Weight loss drugs have been… Read More

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DDW Highlights: 31 March 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. Weight loss drugs have been… Read More

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Cell and gene therapy concept
#CSL Behring #Drug discovery #Gene therapy #Haemophilia

Gene therapy landmark in haemophilia B

Following the news that the first patients in Denmark with haemophilia B had been treated with Hemgenix (etranacogene dezaparvovec) gene therapy since European Commission approval, DDW’s Megan Thomas spoke with Dr Fredrik Sjöö, Head of Medical Affairs in the Nordic Region at CSL Behring, as well as Radovan Tomic, Global Market Access Director… Read More

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#Adverse event #Cancer research #CAR-T #Cardio #CRISPR #CRISPR-Cas9 #Drug discovery #Gene editing #Imaging #Oncology #Screening

New podcast: Innovation enabled by new drug discovery technologies

This is the latest episode of the free DDW narrated podcast, titled “Innovation enabled by new drug discovery technologies”, which covers two articles written for DDW Volume 24 – Issue 3, Summer 2023. They are called: “CRISPR breakthroughs: New solutions for common diseases” and “Re-assessing the risks of… Read More

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Innovation enabled by new drug discovery technologies

This is the latest episode of the free DDW narrated podcast, titled “Innovation enabled by new drug discovery technologies”, which covers two articles written for DDW Volume 24 – Issue 3, Summer 2023. They are called: “CRISPR breakthroughs: New solutions for common diseases” and “… Read More

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Eye
#Cancer research #Eye health #iOnctura

Phase II study in metastatic uveal melanoma commences

iOnctura, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company combating neglected and hard-to-treat cancers, has dosed the first patient in the randomised Phase II OCULE-01 study investigating lead asset roginolisib in patients with metastatic uveal melanoma (UM), a rare cancer of the eye. Roginolisib is an orally dosed small molecule allosteric modulator of PI3Kδ. Read More

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Endometriosis
#Endometriosis #GLP-1 #Weight loss

Mounjaro’s role in managing endometriosis

Endometriosis is a chronic and often debilitating condition affecting one in 10 women in the UK. Weight management and metabolic health play an essential role in symptom control. The weight loss drug Mounjaro (tirzepatide) and its effects on appetite regulation, insulin sensitivity, and weight loss, could be an unexpected tool… Read More

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#Cancer research #Cell therapy #Drug development #Drug discovery #Oncology

New DDW Highlights podcast: 24 March 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 the DDW news round-up takes a look at developments in cancer research,… Read More

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DDW Highlights: 24 March 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 the DDW news round-up takes a look at developments in cancer research,… Read More

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Monoclonal antibody
#Antibodies #Drug discovery #Immunology / Virology & Vaccines #Therapeutic Antibodies

Antibody therapies: A core technology of the past, present, and the future

Jeff Fischer, President of Longhorn Vaccines & Diagnostics, discusses the evolution of antibody therapies from early serum treatments to targeted monoclonal antibodies, their impact on disease prevention and treatment, and the growing acceptance of antibody-based alternatives to traditional vaccines. Antibody therapy has been used to prevent and treat disease for over… Read More

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B-cells in multiple myeloma
#Acquisition #Bispecific Antibodies #Dren Bio #Finance #Immunology #Sanofi

Bi-specific antibody acquisition broadens immunology pipeline

Sanofi and Dren Bio, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, have entered into a definitive agreement under which Sanofi has agreed to acquire DR-0201, a targeted bispecific myeloid cell engager (MCE) that has shown robust B-cell depletion in pre-clinical and early clinical studies. DR-0201 is a potential first-in-class CD20-directed bispecific antibody that… Read More

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