Author Archives: Megan Thomas

#Ariceum Therapeutics #Cancer research #Meet the Researcher #Radiopharmaceuticals

Meet the researcher: Germo Gericke, Ariceum Therapeutics

Germo Gericke, Ariceum Therapeutics, tells DDW's Megan Thomas about his work in radiopharmaceuticals for the treatment of cancer and offers valuable advice to others in this field. 1. Where do you work, and can you tell us what you’re working on at the moment? I am the Chief Medical Officer… Read More

#Cancer Research #Exclusive Content #Opinion

Alzheimer's disease
#Alzheimer's #Clinical trials #Eli Lilly #Neuroscience

Donanemab significantly slowed decline in early Alzheimer’s disease trial 

Eli Lilly has announced positive results of the TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 2 Phase III study showing that donanemab significantly slowed cognitive and functional decline in people with early symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease.   Donanemab met the primary endpoint of change from baseline until 18 months on the integrated Alzheimer’s Disease… Read More

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#Healthcare #Life sciences #NHS #Revvity #UK

Revvity opens Scientific Centre of Excellence for genomics

Global health science solutions company Revvity, PerkinElmer’s Life Science and Diagnostics business’ new name and branding, has announced the establishment of a Scientific Centre of Excellence in Cambridge, UK.   Focused on driving genomic insights to accelerate therapeutic discovery, Revvity’s Scientific Centre of… Read More

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#Clinical trials #Diversity #ESG #Healthcare #ICON

Exclusive insight from ICON Cares 2022 ESG Report 

ICON, a healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation, recently released its ICON Cares 2022 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report. Diarmaid Cunningham, Chief Administrative Officer at ICON, shares insight with DDW.  At ICON, we engage with our key stakeholders through a variety of methods and the environmental, social and governance… Read More

#Business & Investment #Exclusive Content #Regulatory

#Artificial intelligence (AI) #Cell and gene therapy #Funding #Investment #Oncology #Private investment #Synthetic biology #UK

DDW Highlights podcast: New episode

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.  Despite the bad news for the UK life sciences industry this week that international investment dropped… Read More

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#DDW Highlights podcast

DDW Highlights: 17 July 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.  Despite the bad news for the UK life sciences industry this week that international investment dropped… Read More

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#Calliditas Therapeutics #Cancer #Clinical trial #Head and neck cancer #Squamous cell carcinoma

Supportive interim data from Phase II head and neck cancer trial 

Calliditas Therapeutics has announced interim data from a proof-of-concept Phase II trial in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) with its lead NOX 1 and 4 inhibitor product candidate, setanaxib.    The analysis reflects encouraging early clinical progression-free survival (PFS) results and… Read More

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Drug discovery
#Drug discovery #Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC)

New podcast on bridging the gaps in drug discovery

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 latest episode, DDW’s Megan Thomas is in conversation with… Read More

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Drug discovery
#In Conversation Series

Bridging the gaps in drug discovery

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 latest episode, DDW’s Megan Thomas is in conversation with… Read More

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AI drug discovery
#AI / data analytics / healthtech / informatics #Drug discovery #Funding #Investment #Recursion

Nvidia invests $50 million into Recursion for drug AI 

Recursion, a clinical stage company decoding biology to industrialise drug discovery, has announced a $50 million investment by NVIDIA, which was executed as a private investment in public equity (PIPE).   Recursion also announced plans to accelerate development of its AI foundation models for biology and chemistry,… Read More

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#Data #Data security #Database #Thermo Fisher Scientific

New listicle: Three data problems solved by a connected lab

In this listicle, Thermo Fisher Scientific outlines three problems solved by the Thermo Fisher Connect Platform Team Edition and below, they expand to five reasons why companies should consider this platform.  How do you secure your data? How do you share instruments? The Thermo Fisher Connect Platform Team… Read More

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#Data #Data security #Database #Thermo Fisher Scientific

Listicle: Three data problems solved by a connected lab

In this listicle, Thermo Fisher Scientific outlines three problems solved by the Thermo Fisher Connect Platform Team Edition and below, they expand to five reasons why companies should consider this platform.  How do you secure your data? How do you share instruments? The Thermo Fisher Connect Platform Team… Read More

#Listicles #Videos

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#Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult #Funding #Holosphere #Innovate UK

£1m grant to create VR training platform for CGT professionals 

UK technology company FourPlus, along with collaborators Holosphere and the Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult, have been awarded funding from Innovate UK to create and test a mixed reality training platform that enables customised training delivery for pharmaceutical companies and healthcare.   The project is a £1… Read More

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Human heart
#Cancer research #Clinical trials #Heart failure #Liver disease #Sequana Medical

Sequana announces first patient enrolled in heart failure trial 

Sequana Medical, a company targeting fluid overload in liver disease, heart failure and cancer, has enrolled the first patient in its MOJAVE study.  MOJAVE, a randomised controlled Phase I/IIa study in the US, will evaluate the safety and efficacy of the company’s second-generation DSR product (DSR 2.0)… Read More

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#Antibody drug conjugate (ADC) #Biocytogen Pharmaceuticals #License agreement #Pheon Therapeutics #Therapeutic Antibodies

Licence agreement to develop ADCs for hard-to-treat cancers 

Pheon Therapeutics, an antibody drug conjugate (ADC) specialist developing next generation ADCs for a wide range of hard-to-treat cancers, has entered an exclusive licence agreement with Biocytogen Pharmaceuticals, a global biotech company focused on the discovery of novel antibody therapeutics.   Under the terms of the agreement, Pheon… Read More

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Therapeutic antibodies
#Bio-Rad Laboratories #Guide #Therapeutic Antibodies

Latest DDW Guide: Exclusive insight into therapeutic antibodies  

DDW has published the latest addition to its Guide Series, ‘Where is the innovation and opportunity in the therapeutic antibody market and how is it evolving?’ It is sponsored by Bio-Rad Laboratories.   In this free, exclusive guide, you will read:  The future of therapeutic… Read More

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