AI / data analytics / healthtech / informatics

This webinar supported by Thermo Fisher Scientific and presented by Generate:Biomedicines will be free to attend on 12 October 9am EDT / 2pm BST / 3pm CEST. The webinar, hosted by DDW, will feature the expertise of Adam Root, Vice President, Protein Sciences at Generate:Biomedicines who will discuss how an integrated approach of using Cryo-EM […]

News round-up for 11-15 September by DDW Digital Content Editor Diana Spencer. Spanning artificial intelligence, theranostics, radiopharmaceuticals, quantum simulation and small regulatory RNA, the top stories this week all cover cutting-edge technologies and techniques making a huge impact on modern drug discovery and development. The headlines: Pharma must embrace an AI future says new report […]

In this webinar, hosted by DDW and co-sponsored by Benchling and Proscia, you will learn about the key benefits and latest innovations to be aware of in AI and lab automation. You will hear from Jeremy Skillington, CEO of Poolbeg Pharma, as well as sponsor presentations from Helen Liu-Mayo, Product Manager at Benchling, and Nathan […]

Artificial intelligence (AI) technology has the potential to revolutionise drug discovery and pharma companies need to make plans for a future in which AI is frequently utilised in research, says ResearchAndMarkets.com. However, the change AI will bring about in drug discovery will take some time, according to the ‘Global Markets for Artificial Intelligence in Drug […]

Asks Matt Clifford, Director, Research and Innovation Strategy, IDBS. When it comes to technology transformations, sometimes finding the right solution comes from asking the wrong question. One ‘wrong question’ that I hear a lot is: “Is it time for our lab to invest in a new electronic lab notebook (ELN)?” In many labs, a standard […]

In this article, Amplexor asks some of the company’s closest industry partners and BE THE EXPERT event speakers for their views on the biggest developments in the Life Sciences Regulatory sphere over the last 12 months – and explore some of the most prominent themes and priorities seen throughout 2023.   Those asked to share their […]

Reece Armstrong speaks to Neil Dhawan, the Co-founder and CEO of Totus Medicines about the company’s approach to drug discovery using fundamental technologies in chemistry, biology and artificial intelligence (AI). RA: How is Totus Medicines attempting to target untreatable or undruggable diseases? ND: Discovering a highly effective drug is like winning the lottery. If you […]

This is the latest episode of the free DDW narrated podcast, “What lies in the future for genomics and big data?”, which covers two articles written for Volume 23, Issue 3 – Summer 2022 of DDW. They are called “What’s the next step in big data and AI?” and “Why a recent advancement is a […]

Cambridge data analytics company Qureight has announced a multi-year strategic research collaboration with AstraZeneca. The agreement will allow AstraZeneca to use Qureight’s proprietary platform and artificial intelligence (AI) technology to conduct research across a range of complex lung diseases. It is hoped that this will help in our understanding of how patients with rare and […]

Arrayjet and Chemspace have agreed a partnership to augment and streamline Chemspace’s small molecule microarray (SMM) service offering. Chemspace’s compound libraries are now accessible through Arrayjet’s SMM CRO/CMO services for assay development, contract screening and contract array manufacturing. SMMs enable high-throughput screening of compound libraries against targets of interest. Compounds can be printed neat at […]

The European Medicines Association (EMA) has published a draft reflection paper outlining the current thinking on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to support the safe and effective development, regulation and use of medicines. The paper, which is now open for public consultation, reflects on principles relevant to the application of AI and machine learning […]

UK-based precision medicine software provider Lifebit has agreed partnerships with two population genomic initiatives in Mexico and Brazil to help diversify genomic research and reduce health inequality in Latin America. Lifebit’s platform provides a secure way for research organisations to access global biomedical data – helping accelerate precision medicine and drug discovery. The use of […]

Evan Floden, CEO of Seqera Labs examines how data sharing platforms are impacting cancer and genomics research. The tide has been turning in the worlds of diagnostics and drug development. Bioinformatics and genetic sequencing are starting to be placed front and centre of public research programmes as scientists from around the world recognise the substantial […]

In a new scientific paper, AI-driven biotech Gero has demonstrated the feasibility of applying quantum computing to drug design and generative chemistry. The research, published in Scientific Reports, outlines how a hybrid quantum-classical machine-learning model was used to interface between classical and quantum computational devices with the goal of generating novel chemical structures for potential […]

Analysis of 13,490 clinical trials finds almost a third have been cancelled during Phase II amidst an overall decline in clinical development productivity. Data analytics company Phesi has released the results of its mid-year global analysis of all clinical trials conducted in 2023 to date. The analysis reveals that Covid-19 is no longer one of […]

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, which, in collaboration with NVIDIA, it will optimise […]