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 focus has been on immunotherapy and genetics this week, with exciting… Read More
Social media started gaining traction in the early 2000s and has been growing steadily but DDW’s Megan Thomas has observed that it seems to have recently expanded into the world of business and significantly, the wider scientific industries. Here, she unpacks some of the areas in which social media plays… Read More
Vor Bio, a clinical-stage cell and genome engineering company, has announced initial clinical data from VBP101, its Phase I/IIa multicentre, open-label, first-in-human study of tremtelectogene empogeditemcel or “trem-cel” (formerly VOR33) in patients with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). The data observed from the first treated patient support the… Read More
This is the latest episode of the free narrated DDW podcast, “Is genomic data the new frontier in drug discovery?” It covers two articles written for Volume 23, Issue 1 – Winter 2021/22 of DDW. They are called “Genomics boosts understanding of Covid-19 severity and susceptibility” and “… Read More
This is the latest episode of the free narrated DDW podcast, “Is genomic data the new frontier in drug discovery?” It covers two articles written for Volume 23, Issue 1 – Winter 2021/22 of DDW. They are called “Genomics boosts understanding of Covid-19 severity and susceptibility” and “… Read More
Metrion Biosciences, a specialist ion channel contract research and drug discovery company, and The KCNC1 Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation focused on the development of a treatment for an ultra-rare genetic disorder, have entered a collaboration to progress a hit identification research project for small molecule modulators of the potassium… Read More
PacBio, developer of sequencing solutions, has announced its HiFi sequencing technology will be used in a pilot project for the Children’s Rare Disease Cohorts Initiative (CRDC) at Boston Children’s Hospital. Boston Children’s Hospital researchers will use HiFi whole-genome sequencing (HiFi WGS) for the purpose of investigating genetic… Read More
Optibrium, a developer of software and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for drug discovery, recently announced the promotion of Dr Tamsin Mansley to President of its new subsidiary to lead its US-based team and business operations. DDW’s Megan Thomas spoke with Dr Mansley to learn more about what she considers… 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 news. ‘Teamwork makes the dream work’ this week, with the launch of… 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. ‘Teamwork makes the dream work’ this week, with the launch of… Read More
The Pistoia Alliance, a global, not-for-profit alliance that advocates for greater collaboration in life sciences R&D, has launched a pilot for its new Women in STEM leadership programme, which involves 15 large pharma companies that will support diversity in executive roles and advocate a fairer working culture… Read More
Myeloma Patients Europe (MPE) has launched an advocacy report on addressing access barriers to myeloma clinical trials in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). The report, led by the MPE CEE Workgroup on Access, found huge inequalities for patients, confirming reports from MPE CEE members about a lack… Read More
This is the latest DDW Sitting Down With sponsored podcast, which features Dr John Couse, Vice President of Scientific Services at Taconic Biosciences, who discusses how the microbiome is transforming drug discovery and what this means for pharmaceutical and biotech companies. Couse offers detailed insight into the microbiome and outlines its role… Read More
Dr Andrew Garrett, Executive Vice President of Scientific Operations at ICON, explores the benefits of integrating some of the validation and standardisation practices already developed for PIs into the practices around NPIs and public health data; outlines some of the practices that can be implemented in order to do this;… 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 news. The industry has seen breakthroughs announced in malaria treatment, epilepsy and major… 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 industry has seen breakthroughs announced in malaria treatment, epilepsy and major… Read More
