Author Archives: Megan Thomas

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DDW Highlights: 29 August 2023

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 headline news this week reflects the high level of interest and investment in… Read More

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Magic Mushrooms in laboratory. Psilocybin science and research.
#Depression #Plant-based #Psilocybin #Psychedelics #Treatment-resistant depression

Where is the promise for plant-based medicines? Part 2: Psilocybin 

In the second part of this series of articles focused on plant-based medicines, DDW’s Megan Thomas evaluates the use of psilocybin in drug discovery. The first part explored medical cannabis.  What is the regulatory landscape of psilocybin?  Psilocybin is a naturally occurring psychedelic compound that is produced by more than… Read More

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#Biotech #Cell and gene therapy #Clinical trials #Market reporting #Oncology

New podcast: A deep dive into US drug discovery

This is the latest episode of the free DDW narrated podcast, “What lies in the future for genomics and big data?”, which covers two articles written for Volume 23, Issue 3 – Summer 2022 of DDW. They are called “US biotech: Focus on positive growth… Read More

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A deep dive into US drug discovery

This is the latest episode of the free DDW narrated podcast, “What lies in the future for genomics and big data?”, which covers two articles written for Volume 23, Issue 3 – Summer 2022 of DDW. They are called “US biotech: Focus on positive growth… Read More

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University of Bath
#Funding #Life sciences #University of Bath

£2M donated for life sciences at the University of Bath 

Scientist, pharmaceutical entrepreneur and philanthropist Professor Raymond Schinazi has donated £2 ($2.5) million to establish the first Raymond Schinazi and Family Chair of Life Sciences at the University of Bath.  The endowment will go towards the establishment of the new Department of Life Sciences, with the Department’s… Read More

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#Antibody #Antivirals #Immunology / Virology & Vaccines #Neurodegenerative disorders #Neuroscience #Oncology

New DDW Highlights episode out now

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.  Diana Spencer has chosen news stories this week which all discuss pre-clinical research studies… Read More

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DDW Highlights: 21 August 2023

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.  Diana Spencer has chosen news stories this week which all discuss pre-clinical research studies… Read More

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#Cancer research #CAR-T #Cell and gene therapy #Collaboration #Oncology #Solid tumours

New DDW Highlights podcast now live

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 headlines this week reflect the level of interest in cell & gene… Read More

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DDW Highlights: 14 August 2023

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 headlines this week reflect the level of interest in cell & gene… Read More

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Smoke cloud
#Achieve Life Sciences #Nicotine addiction #Pharmaceuticals

Can this drug tackle smoking cessation and nicotine dependence?  

In Nicotine dependence and smoking cessation, a paper available in the National Library of Medicine, co-authors shared that tobacco use is the single most preventable cause of death, disability and disease in the world and was projected to be the leading cause of death and disability across all developed and… Read More

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AIDS
#AIDs #American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists #Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre #Collaboration #Pharmaceuticals #Research

CCDC AIDS research wins AAPS pharma award 

A Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (CCDC) research paper has won an Outstanding Manuscript Award from the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS).  The research paper, Solid-State and Surface Structures of the Conformational Polymorphic Forms of Ritonavir in Relation to their Physicochemical Properties, published in the… Read More

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#Biologics #Collaboration #Ginkgo Bioworks #Merck

Ginkgo and Merck collaborate to improve biologic manufacturing 

Ginkgo Bioworks and Merck have collaborated to improve the production of biologics.  Ginkgo will apply its expertise and capabilities in cell engineering, ultra high-throughput multiplexed screening, protein characterisation and process optimisation to improve production efficiency and increase yields.   “We’re thrilled to leverage our platform to… Read More

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#Antibodies #Bispecific Antibodies #Cancer research #CHMP #Oncology

DDW Highlights: 7 August 2023

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 pace of innovation in cancer drug discovery showed no signs of slowing… Read More

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DDW Highlights: 7 August 2023

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 pace of innovation in cancer drug discovery showed no signs of slowing… Read More

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