Drug delivery

Calliditas Therapeutics has been granted Fast Track designation by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its NOX inhibitor candidate setanaxib for the treatment of patients with the chronic orphan liver disease primary biliary cholangitis (PBC). Setanaxib has previously been granted orphan drug designation for PBC in the US and Europe. “We are delighted […]

Listen to this article on the DDW Podcast: Dr. Naganna Nimishetti, Chief of the Small Molecule Drug Discovery Division (SMDD) and Dr. Dun Yang, CEO/CSO of Anticancer Bioscience, a precision therapeutics company headquartered in Chengdu, China, explain how the company is identifying bioactive hits using libraries of less than 100 compounds. During the drug discovery process, […]

BlueRock Therapeutics has been granted Fast Track designation by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for DA01 for advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD). DA01, BlueRock’s pluripotent stem cell-derived dopaminergic neuron therapy, is under evaluation in a Phase I study. “Receiving Fast Track Designation from the FDA is an important step, which will help us further […]

University academic Dr Suresh Mohankumar has carried out research with colleagues in India during his time at JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research in Ooty prior to taking up his current role at Swansea University Medical School. Findings suggest that one of the compounds in green tea could combat the […]

New research reveals that 50% of European and US pharmaceutical manufacturing companies know artificial intelligence (AI) can help bring new drugs to market more rapidly and securely, but 96% face challenges with using it to derive value from their data. 49% of all executives surveyed say their company has no overarching strategy for while 31% […]

UK-based Contract Research Organisation (CRO) Gentronix is set to expand its genetic toxicology capabilities and accelerate its growth following acquisition of the Big Blue transgenic mutation assay models. The acquisition ensures the continuing market provision of the Big Blue transgenic assays for companies requiring mutagenicity assessment under the OECD 488 guideline, with these studies playing […]

Multiplex assays allow researchers to measure multiple biomarkers simultaneously, offering the advantage of harvesting more insightful data to inform better decision-making, accelerate research, and increase the probability of discovery. Enabling biomarker discovery and screening with FirePlex Multiplexed Assays features the expertise of Dr Paul Wylie. In this webinar with Dr Paul Wylie, Director of Multiplex […]

Listen to this article on the DDW Podcast:   To understand Switzerland’s continued success in the biotech sector and gain personal insights, Lu Rahman spoke to Michael Altorfer (CEO of the Swiss Biotech Association), Jan Lucht (Head of Biotechnology, scienceindustries), Claude Joris (Secretary General, BioAlps), and Carole Delauney (Business Development Director at swissfillon). With a population […]

The new UK Life Sciences Vision, developed with businesses and experts in the field, outlines seven critical missions that government, industry, the NHS, academia and medical research charities will work together on at speed to solve – from cancer treatment to tackling dementia. These missions will focus on preventing, diagnosing, monitoring and treating disease early, […]

Around 85% of Pfizer’s small molecule products pass through Sandwich, Kent, on their journey to market. The work of the Kent site’s team helps millions of patients globally. Brian Henry, Vice President, Drug Product Design, Medicinal Sciences provides Megan Thomas, Drug Discovery World with insight into the scientific learnings of Pfizer’s investment in scaling up […]