Opinion

Last year IONTAS, a biotechnology company focused on antibody discovery and development, entered into a licensing agreement with Bristol Myers Squibb for its proprietary mammalian display. John McCafferty, nuclease directed mammalian display inventor and co-inventor of antibody phage display, told Lu Rahman about this breakthrough work. The company operates as a single group comprised of […]

Michael Smyth is Medical Director at Galapagos UK, responsible for launching innovative therapies in the UK to help change the course of inflammatory disease for patients. Having studied medicine at Liverpool University, one of his personal missions is lifelong learning which is reflected in his role to strive for new treatment options that lead to better […]

UK businesses can now look forward to the easing of restrictions and pent-up demand as vaccine boosts confidence. Luke Davis, CEO of IW Capital, comments on the success of the vaccine and how it will impact businesses and future investments in the UK. The recent success of the UK vaccine roll-out has sent business confidence […]

The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 virus variants highlight the need for better genomic monitoring of the virus, says Katia Koelle, Associate Professor of Biology at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. “Improved genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 across states would really help us to better understand how the virus causing the pandemic is evolving and spreading in the United […]

CN Bio is a cell culture company whose mission is to transform the way human-relevant pre-clinical data is generated by developing the most complete model of the human ‘body-on-a-chip’ in the laboratory.  Achieving this is what drives the company’s future initiatives, CEO Dr David Hughes told Lu Rahman. CN Bio hit its first major milestone […]

Benoit Bouche, President and CEO, Nexelis, told Lu Rahman about the company’s recent acquisition and what it means for the business and the vaccine sector. Nexelis is a leading provider of assay development and advanced laboratory testing services in the infectious diseases, metabolic diseases, and oncology fields. The company – which Benoit Bouche, President and […]

Eurofins Discovery is a CRO with a range of expertise in drug discovery. Christina Shasserre, Senior VP spoke to Lu Rahman about some of the company’s current COVID-related work as well as offering insight into the drug discovery landscape.   LR: Are you able to share some of Eurofins Discovery’s recent projects? CS: As we […]

Sam Cooper founded Phenomic AI in 2017 alongside Oren Kraus, as an early stage biotech company seeking to commercialise AI approaches for pharmaceutical R&D. He discusses the role of AI in drug discovery with Lu Rahman. LR: Where are we with deep learning and drug discovery and how effective is it for researchers? How well […]

Says Lu Rahman, DDW Editor in Chief I’ll admit it’s pretty hard right now to come up with one, let alone multiple reasons to be cheerful. As I write this from my desk in the north of the UK, it’s bitterly cold, our schools have been closed (along with everywhere else you might see another […]