Adcendo, a biotech company focused on the development of breakthrough antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) for the treatment of cancers with a high unmet medical need, has completed a successful Series A extension financing round, raising a further €31 million, following the €51 million Series A financing in April 2021. Read More
Data generated from a C. difficile infection (CDI) model study on the ability of M3 (NTCD-M3), a non-toxigenic C. difficile strain, shows successful gut colonisation following administration of fidaxomicin and has been peer-reviewed and published in Microbiology Spectrum. The paper by Destiny Pharma, a UK-based clinical stage biotechnology company focused… Read More
Drug development company Ellipses Pharma now has more than 200 oncology experts from 106 institutions worldwide providing analysis and advice on selection of the most promising potential cancer medicines in its Scientific Affairs Group (SAG). The number of experts joining the SAG has increased by 53% in… Read More
Roche Diagnostics and ABL Diagnostics have launched a distribution partnership which will see Roche supplying ABLD products to South African laboratories. Roche now has exclusive rights to distribute products, including the ABL DeepChek assays to laboratories implementing microbiology applications. These applications include HIV, Tuberculosis, Cytomegalovirus, Viral… Read More
Are you pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with NGS? Are you conducting cutting-edge research that’s driving real-world benefits? Could your lab use an extra pair of hands? Then submit an abstract today for your chance to win a MagicPrep NGS instrument* and enjoy NGS library preparation at the push… Read More
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. Each of our top five stories this week exemplify the scientific curiosity that fuels the drug… Read More
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. Each of our top five stories this week exemplify the scientific curiosity that fuels the drug… Read More
Steve Wowk, VP, Business Unit and General Management of Integrated DNA Technologies, shared with DDW the value of CRISPR-Cas9 in drug discovery. Some of the most important breakthroughs in pharmaceutical research were adapted from naturally occurring phenomena. The CRISPR-Cas9 system, awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2020 for its… Read More
This is the latest episode of the free DDW narrated podcast, “The impact of technology on drug discovery”. It covers two articles written for Volume 23, Issue 2 – Spring 2022 of DDW. They are called “Talking Tech” and “Rejuvenation biotech: Can… Read More
A cloud-based digital pathology platform has helped a CRO deliver more informed preclinical studies. Proscia announced that Virscio, a provider of translational research and development services, has deployed Concentriq for Research. Context 90% of drug candidates fail during clinical trials.1 This… Read More
This is the latest episode of the free DDW narrated podcast, “The impact of technology on drug discovery”. It covers two articles written for Volume 23, Issue 2 – Spring 2022 of DDW. They are called “Talking Tech” and “Rejuvenation biotech: Can this company make age… Read More
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 Kate Kelland, author of Disease… Read More
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 Kate Kelland, author… Read More
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 stories dominating the headlines this week have been the breaking developments in cancer drug… Read More
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 stories dominating the headlines this week have been the breaking developments in cancer drug… Read More
DDW’s Megan Thomas rounds up highlights from Tuesday 17 April at AACR 2023, from AI and mathematical oncology to winners of the AACR James S Ewing-Thelma B Dunn Award for Outstanding Achievement in Pathology in Cancer Research. Clinical announcements Promising results for olaparib plus ceralasertib Today, results from the Phase… Read More
