Author Archives: Megan Thomas

#Drug development #Drug discovery #Interview #Sitting Down With #The Jackson Laboratory #Vodcast

Vodcast: Revolutionising preclinical research with AI-powered home cage monitoring

The latest sponsored DDW Sitting Down With vodcast features Michael Ellis, Senior Director of R&D at The Jackson Laboratory (JAX), and Timothy Robertson, CEO of TLR Ventures and Leader of the Digital In Vivo Alliance to introduce their new digital home cage monitoring system, Envision. Both Ellis and… Read More

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Cancer cells
#Cancer research #CAR-T #Gene mutation #Genetics / genomics #Immunotherapy #Interview #Mass spectrometry / NMR #Meet the Researcher #Nautilus #Oncology #Precision medicine #Protein chemistry / Proteomics #Rare cancers

Podcast: New ways of looking at effective cancer treatment

This is the latest episode of the free DDW narrated podcast, titled “New ways of looking at effective cancer treatment”, which covers three articles written for DDW Volume 24 – Issue 2, Spring 2023 of DDW. They are called: “3D Genomics and targeted cancer therapies”, “Democratising… Read More

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Cancer cells
#Narrated podcasts

New ways of looking at effective cancer treatment

This is the latest episode of the free DDW narrated podcast, titled “New ways of looking at effective cancer treatment”, which covers three articles written for DDW Volume 24 – Issue 2, Spring 2023 of DDW. They are called: “3D Genomics and targeted cancer therapies”,… Read More

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#Career #Cell Science #ELRIG #Interview #Meet the Researcher #University of Glasgow

Elaine Duncan: A journey in science and outreach

Earlier this year, Elaine Duncan spoke with DDW’s Diana Spencer in a Meet the Researcher interview. At the European Laboratory Research & Innovation Group (ELRIG)’s annual event, Drug Discovery 2024, she again spoke with DDW and told Megan Thomas about her journey to her current multifaceted role both at… Read More

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#Artificial intelligence (AI) #CAR-T #Drug discovery #Exosomes #Oncology #Weight loss

New DDW Highlights podcast: 9 December 2024

The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to and watch 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’s leading news stories all shine a light on… Read More

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DDW Highlights: 9 December 2024

The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to and watch 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’s leading news stories all shine a light on… Read More

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#AI / data analytics / healthtech / informatics #Alzheimer's #Automation #Biomarkers #Data automation #Data management #Digital biomarkers #Digitalisation #Drug development #Drug discovery #Genetics / genomics #Mass spectrometry / NMR #Neurodegenerative disorders #Neuroscience

New podcast: The far-reaching impact of drug discovery technology

This is the latest episode of the free DDW narrated podcast, titled “The far-reaching impact of drug discovery technology”, which covers three articles written for DDW Volume 24 – Issue 2, Spring 2023 of DDW. They are called: “Accelerating time to market through digitalisation”, “… Read More

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The far-reaching impact of drug discovery technology

This is the latest episode of the free DDW narrated podcast, titled “The far-reaching impact of drug discovery technology”, which covers three articles written for DDW Volume 24 – Issue 2, Spring 2023 of DDW. They are called: “Accelerating time to market through digitalisation”, “… Read More

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#CRISPR #DNA #Gene editing #mRNA #Proteins #SCIEX

Gene therapy: The quest for cures requires analytics to keep up

This article is sponsored by SCIEX. A new era of medicine has entered clinics with drugs against sickle cell anaemia or gene-related deafness, and many more gene therapy drugs are in different stages of development. These novel approaches go beyond treating symptoms; they aim to cure diseases. However, the diversity… Read More

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#Clinical trials #Phase I trial #Phase II trial

New DDW Highlights episode: 2 December 2024

The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available. 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’s leading news stories all feature early-stage clinical trials, including a short interfering RNA for cardiovascular disease,… Read More

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#DDW Highlights podcast

DDW Highlights: 2 December 2024

The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to and watch 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’s leading news stories all feature early-stage clinical trials,… Read More

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#AbbVie #Bristol Myers Squibb #Cerevel Therapeutics #FDA #Karuna Therapeutics #Neuroscience #Schizophrenia

Comment: Knock on effects of AbbVie’s failed schizophrenia trials

DDW’s Megan Thomas reflects on the impact of AbbVie’s failed schizophrenia trials. Earlier this month, AbbVie provided updates confirming that its two Phase II EMPOWER trials investigating emraclidine as a once-daily, oral monotherapy treatment for adults with schizophrenia who are experiencing an acute exacerbation of psychotic symptoms, have failed in… Read More

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Neuroscience innovation
#Animal models #Animal testing #Events #Neuroscience #Neuroscience 2024 #Society for Neuroscience

Neuroscience 2024: Animals in research

DDW’s Multimedia Editor Megan Thomas attended the Society for Neuroscience (SfN)’s Neuroscience 2024 in October 2024 in Chicago, US. Having published a general event roundup, here she unpacks the ‘Animals in Research’ panel: Lifesaving clinical advances stemming from animal research, which took place on Monday 7 October. Read More

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#Cancer research #Drug development #Drug discovery #Immune system #Immunotherapy #Life sciences #Lithuania #Oncology #Start-ups #Tumour biology #Tumours

New podcast: Exciting start-ups and developments in drug discovery

This is the latest episode of the free DDW narrated podcast, titled ‘Exciting start-ups and developments in drug discovery’, which covers two articles written for DDW Volume 24 – Issue 1, Winter 2022/2023. They are called: ‘What Lithuania offers life sciences start-ups’ and ‘… Read More

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Exciting start-ups and developments in drug discovery

This is the latest episode of the free DDW narrated podcast, titled ‘Exciting start-ups and developments in drug discovery’, which covers two articles written for DDW Volume 24 – Issue 1, Winter 2022/2023. They are called: ‘What Lithuania offers life sciences start-ups’ and ‘… Read More

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#mRNA #mRNA-based vaccines #Promega #Therapeutics

Bridge innovation to implementation with high-quality RNA therapeutic raw materials 

This article is sponsored by Promega. In today’s fast-paced RNA therapeutic development landscape, experience matters. With over 40 years of experience in RNA synthesis by in vitro transcription (IVT), Promega smooths the transition from research to production by reducing risk and saving time, without compromising the quality of RNA synthesis… Read More

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