Author Archives: Megan Thomas

Innovation
#Narrated podcasts

What’s at the forefront of innovation?

This is the latest episode of the free DDW narrated podcast, “What’s at the forefront of innovation?” It covers three articles written for the for Volume 23, Issue 2 – Spring 2022 of DDW. They are called “Can animal genomics help find therapies for… Read More

#Podcasts

#Clinical research #Clinical trial #Drug discovery #Phase I trial

New episode of DDW Highlights podcast

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.  It was recently Clinical Trials Day and DDW have reported on the launch of a number… Read More

#News

#DDW Highlights podcast

DDW Highlights: 22 May 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.  It was recently Clinical Trials Day and DDW have reported on the launch of a number… Read More

#Podcasts

#Cell and gene therapy #Lab automation

Collaboration to simplify cell therapy manufacturing 

Cellular Origins, a company focused on enabling scalable and efficient manufacture of cell and gene therapies (CGTs), has announced a collaborative partnership with ScaleReady, a joint venture between Bio-Techne, Fresenius Kabi and Wilson Wolf that brings together process development expertise, tools and technologies for scalable CGT manufacturing.  … Read More

#News

Clinical trial
#Biotechnology #Chemotherapy #Clinical trials #Immunotherapy

Data shows significant results in cancer-associated fibrosis models 

Redx, a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing novel, small molecule, targeted therapeutics for the treatment of cancer and fibrotic disease, announced preclinical data for its lead fibrosis asset, RXC007, and the Discodin Domain Receptor (DDR)1/2 discovery programme.   The data were from preclinical models of… Read More

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Dravet syndrome
#Biotherapeutics #Dravet syndrome #Paediatrics

Bloom Science completes enrolment in Dravet Syndrome trial

Bloom Science, a clinical-stage, central nervous system (CNS) company focused on discovering and developing breakthrough therapeutics that target the Gut-Brain Axis, has completed enrolment in all four cohorts of healthy adult participants as part of its Phase I clinical trial.   Bloom is developing BL-001 for Dravet… Read More

#News

#Clinical research #Clinical trials #Drug discovery #Precision medicine

New podcast on how precision medicine will transform clinical trials

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

#News

#In Conversation Series

How precision medicine will transform clinical trials

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

#Podcasts

Science and research of the universe; quantum science
#Collaboration #Deep learning #Deep tech #Life sciences #Quantum computing #Research

Start-up accelerator to unlock potential in quantum science 

BioInnovation Institute (BII), an international non-profit foundation incubating and accelerating life science research, has launched a new deep tech accelerator start-up programme, the Deep Tech Lab – Quantum, to propel emergent and disruptive quantum science and biotechnology solutions toward the marketplace.   Deep tech and quantum science have… Read More

#News

Science connection and networking
#Biopharmaceuticals #BioTrinity #Comment #Events #Funding #Investment #Life sciences

Reflecting on BioTrinity 2023  

BioTrinity 2023 marked the 17th annual edition of BioTrinity and took place in London, UK from Tuesday 25 April to Wednesday 26 April. DDW’s Megan Thomas spoke with attendees, and comments on the event.    Fundraising and investment   Coming out of a global pandemic, in-person events initially added a degree… Read More

#Exclusive Content

Bone cancer
#Bone cancer #Cancer immunotherapy #Childhood cancer #CureSearch

CureSearch to fund new study for aggressive paediatric bone cancer 

CureSearch for Children’s Cancer, a national non-profit working to end childhood cancer by driving targeted and innovative research in an accelerated time frame, will fund a novel project aimed at developing therapies for osteosarcoma, an aggressive form of bone cancer.   Kristen VanHeyst, DO of University Hospitals… Read More

#News

#DDW Highlights podcast

DDW Highlights: 9 May 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.  DDW’s Diana Spencer has selected five stand-out news headlines this week, which all relate to immunotherapy… Read More

#Podcasts

#Drug development #Drug discovery #Immuno-oncology #Immunomodulators #Immunotherapy #Oncology

Podcast: Keep up to date with DDW Highlights

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.  DDW’s Diana Spencer has selected five stand-out news headlines this week, which all relate to immunotherapy… Read More

#News

Cancer cell
#Biotech #Cancer #iOnctura #Oncology #Pharmaceuticals

iOnctura expands pipeline and receives development grant 

iOnctura, a clinical-stage biotech developing selective cancer therapies against targets that play critical roles in multiple tumour survival pathways, has exercised an exclusive option with Clavius Pharmaceuticals, adding the novel oral TGF-β pathway inhibitor, IOA-359, to its pipeline.   IOnctura also announced it has, in collaboration with the… Read More

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Workcell with a microfluidic chip testing thousands of AI-designed proteins
#Adaptyv Bio #AI #Automation / robotics #Enzymes #Generative AI #Life sciences #Protein engineering #Technology

A new paradigm for protein engineering 

Adaptyv Bio, a Swiss/US technology company that develops infrastructure and tools for protein designers to engineer better proteins, has built a protein engineering foundry that it says will “pave the way” for protein designers to develop new medicines, novel enzymes and sustainable materials. AI tools like ChatGPT… Read More

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Endothelial dysfunction
#Clinical trials #Endothelial dysfunction #Vicore Pharma

Vicore initiates clinical POC study of endothelial dysfunction 

Vicore Pharma, a Swedish clinical-stage pharmaceutical company unlocking the potential of angiotensin II type 2 receptor agonists (ATRAGs), has dosed its first patient with C21 in a clinical study of endothelial dysfunction.    Vicore Pharma states that results from the trial are expected in Q4, 2023. … Read More

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