Drug discovery

Life sciences companies are set to compete in a Dragon’s Den session at the BIA’s BioProcessUK event this month.   Taking place on day two of BIA BioProcess UK, the Dragon’s Den special session is focused on next generation analytical technologies and will see six companies compete for an audience vote.   Chairing the session will be […]

The latest in the DDW eBook series ‘Immunotherapy: Where are the advances and breakthroughs?‘ is now available for download. This 24-page eBook sponsored by Sino Biological looks at the advances and breakthroughs taking place within immunotherapy. Download this exclusive eBook to learn more about: Advances in cancer care: Where are the advances in treatments for […]

This 24-page eBook sponsored by Sino Biological looks at the advances and breakthroughs taking place within immunotherapy. Download this exclusive eBook to learn more about: Advances in cancer care: Where are the advances in treatments for triple-negative breast cancer? Drug development: Five years of oncology developments Why immunotherapy is here to stay Precision cancer therapies: […]

Redwire will launch its in-space pharmaceutical manufacturing platform, PIL-BOX, onboard SpaceX’s 29th cargo resupply services mission (SpaceX-29) for NASA to the International Space Station (ISS). The platform is designed to offer pharmaceutical companies and researchers novel and flexible services to grow small-batch crystals of protein-based pharmaceuticals and other key pharmaceutically relevant molecules for research. Previous […]

PwC has published a new report on the UK life sciences industry ‘The Life Sciences Future50’, highlighting companies that illustrate world-class science and innovation, including 32 in the therapeutics space. According to the report, the life science industry represents a £43.4 ($52.7) billion annual contribution to GVA and supports 646,000 job every year and. Academic […]

Professor Andy Whiting and Dr Tony Lockett discuss how specific levels of a protein could be used to advance drug development in neurodegenerative diseases. Neurofilament light (NfL) analysis is a potential biomarker for damage to both the central and peripheral nervous system. It has been used experimentally in international trials1, but researchers are hopeful that […]

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 highlights this week feature a variety of treatment approaches, from cell therapy and antibody-drug conjugate to autotaxin inhibitor and arenaviral vaccine, […]

News round-up for 23-27 October by DDW Digital Content Editor Diana Spencer. My news highlights this week feature a variety of treatment approaches, from cell therapy and antibody-drug conjugate to autotaxin inhibitor and arenaviral vaccine, all entering early in-human clinical trials to treat a range of diseases. The top stories: Natural killer cell therapy shows […]

This is the latest episode of the free DDW narrated podcast, “Important therapies for the future of immunotherapy”, which covers two articles written for Volume 23, Issue 3 – Summer 2022 of DDW. They are called “Improving quality control for CAR T cell therapies”, and “The importance of LAG-3 to the future of immunotherapy”. The […]

Download the ‘Advanced Flow Cytometry Handbook‘ to discover the easier way to do flow cytometry. In this new handbook, Sartorius introduces the value of advanced flow cytometry, to ensure that every scientist feels empowered to run an experiment and analyse the data with confidence. This easy-to-use digital guide includes an introduction to the iQue Advanced […]

Are you missing out on the easier way to do flow cytometry? In this new handbook, Sartorius introduces the value of advanced flow cytometry, so every scientist feels empowered to run an experiment and analyse the data with confidence. This easy-to-use digital guide includes an introduction to the iQue® Advanced Flow Cytometry Platform and multiplexed […]

Register now to hear from neuroscience industry experts at ‘Innovative advances in neuroscience’, hosted by DDW and sponsored by ACRO Biosystems. The online event will be free to attend on 8 November 2023 at 7AM PDT / 10AM EST / 3PM GMT / 4PM CET. You will hear from Fiona Elwood, VP, Disease Area Stronghold Lead, […]

DDW Editor Reece Armstrong speaks to Dr Darrell Green, Lecturer in RNA Biology, Biomedical Research Centre, Norwich Medical School University of East Anglia, about his work using next generation sequencing (NGS) and the areas the technology is impacting within drug discovery and development. RA: What areas of drug discovery and development are NGS technologies impacting […]

Over the past several years, Dr Jo Varshney, Founder of VeriSIM Life, has front-led numerous collaborative engagements with a host of biopharma companies, government agencies, academic/medical institutes and industry innovators. Here, she discusses with DDW’s Megan Thomas the impact of AI and ML on the drug discovery process.   MT: How does AI and ML […]

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.  To celebrate DDW’s first Turning Science into Business Summit on ‘Cancer research opportunities and advances’, the news round-up this week highlights the latest […]

News round-up for 16-20 October by DDW Digital Content Editor Diana Spencer. To celebrate DDW’s first Turning Science into Business Summit on ‘Cancer research opportunities and advances’, the news round-up this week highlights the latest developments in oncology drug discovery. The top stories: DDW Cancer Research Summit: Strategies to get to market faster The DDW […]